A Man of Righteous Sorrow

Why do bad things happen to good people? Maybe it's because they are far better able to handle adversity than those whose connection to the Creator is tenuous. Maybe the righteous suffer not only because they can endure the trials, but because their Redeemer wants to refine them for something eternal. 

Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Matthew 25:14-30; Hebrews 12:4-11

Football: a Southern rite of passage. This photo by David Clow is from the game between Kent Island and North Caroline high schools in Stevensville, Maryland, on November 14, 2009. (Photo via Flickr.com).

Music: "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow," Carter Stanley, performed by The Soggy Bottom Boys, O Brother Where Art Thou, Sony BMG, 2000.

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