“Would you believe me if I told you we can suffer and experience joy at the same time? Have you felt delight even while your muscles are burning during a climb? Is elation felt alongside the pains of childbirth? Can a mountain be simultaneously majestic and rugged? Joy and suffering can coexist in the same space: they can be experienced together.” InspirationalJoySufferingChristianity Book:Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering Source: Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering