The most difficult and pervasive question ever asked by mankind is, "Why is there suffering?" Every worldview purports to give an answer to this problem. For the next two episodes, we will take a comprehensive look at this issue from a Biblical perspective using the book of 1 Peter as our template. We will learn that suffering is an existential reality, that there are intelligible reasons for suffering, that our response to suffering is crucial, that there is a reward for righteous suffering, and that one day there will be a riddance of all suffering.