pain.

  We come here to suffer. If Christ had chosen for us the road of ease, far from this place would we run.
  If our happiness was all Christ desired for us, we would be living as fat, stupid, happy individuals. Our hearts would never break, our minds would never grow, we would never know the joy of coming to the end of ourselves and finding Christ alone can fulfill our soul's ache.
  Christ loves us too much to withhold the pain we so desperately need. Suffering is a part of the curse we have pulled on top of ourselves by our sin and the sins of our fathers. But Christ has transformed pain into a catalyst that draws us neared to Him. We grow by aches and pains.
  The sharp stab of suffering makes joy all the more sweet. We know much by the polarities given us.
  Though we make drown in our tears the night long, dawn will break and the world will be new and more beautiful for the pain we now know.