Pastor Bert reminds us that while life is full of trouble and heartache, God is not a distant clockmaker who winds up the world and walks away — He is a compassionate Father who enters intimately into our suffering. Drawing from 2 Corinthians, Pastor Bert highlights that God comforts us in all our trouble so that we, in turn, can comfort others. We are called to practice true empathy — feeling with people in their pain — just as God Himself did by entering our world through Jesus Christ.