Rooted – Week 4: Where is God in Pain and Suffering? Description: We all ask it: If God is good, why does He allow suffering? In Week 4 of Rooted, we see that suffering is not evidence of God’s absence but the very place we can encounter Him most deeply. In this message, we explore: – Why suffering is expected—not a surprise to God – How God uses pain to shape perseverance, character, and hope – What it means to be fragile “jars of clay” carrying God’s power – The promise that suffering will not have the final word The cross and resurrection prove that God enters our pain, redeems it, and will one day remove it forever. Until then, He gives us His peace in the midst of it.