To Illustrate In his book The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” To Meditate There is never a hurt so strong that His grace is not stronger. To Pray When you encounter suffering, ask God to help you so focus on His grace that you experience strength in the midst of weakness—a strength that causes non-Christians to ask, “How?” and “Why?”