Main Point: The love of God will not always keep us from suffering, but it will always give us strength to overcome suffering.

1. Hope Kindled: God’s Saving Works in Times Past.

2. Hope Dashed: God’s Seeming Indifference in the Present.

3. The Pain of Innocence: Suffering for the Sake of God.

4. Wake Up!: An Appeal for God’s Covenant Love.