Whenever I am sick, I have a hard time remembering what it was like to feel healthy. It always seems that the lousy way that I currently feel will be the way that I feel for the rest of my life. Inevitably, though, the sickness passes and I feel well again. It is always a reminder to me that my current situation is not necessarily going to stay the same down the road. One of the reasons why we find it so difficult to handle suffering well is because when we suffer we often believe that our current suffering will never end. If, however, we believed that our future status would not only change, but that our suffering would bring about beauty, we would find ourselves much more capable to suffering with grace and patience. In the passage covered in this lesson, Peter encourages believers to suffer well by reminding them that Jesus’ resurrection and glory came only after he had endured horrific suffering. First comes suffering, and then comes glory.