Sickness and suffering, pain and plague often stir up this question: If there is a God, then why is there so much suffering in the world? But we can be assured that our wounds are not wasted, that our suffering is never senseless. And as in the case of hymn writer Charlotte Elliott, we can take all the questions and the resentments that our pain may distill from deep within the heart and bring them to God. Despite my inner conflict and doubt, I can come to Jesus, just as I am.