In many ways the problem of suffering is more difficult for Christians to deal with than for non-Christians.  Why?  The Christian believes that nothing happens apart from the will of God, that He is sovereign and all-powerful, and-- bottom line--that God is good, loving and kind.  The non-Christian dismisses the intervention of God in the affairs of our world or, at best, considers Him to be only a disinterested spectator, either too weak or too remote to do much about the problem of pain.