Contemplating Jesus’ Olivet Discourse (and especially his remarks on ‘The Abomination of Desolation’) can stir up a lot of emotions, both confusion (‘what is Jesus even talking about’?) and pain (‘how can Jesus let something like this happen’?). While we grapple with many unanswered questions about why God allows suffering, we find the psalmists’ answer for how we might endure it: with Jesus, who himself suffered and is with us when we do.

Mark 13:14-23, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10:31-39