When We Suffer Unfairly

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon · Apr 15, 2026 · 1m

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When We Suffer Unfairly

Sometimes something happens to us

that we didn’t choose,

didn’t cause,

and wouldn’t have wanted.

And we’re left trying to make sense of it.

“For it is a commendable thing if, being aware of God, a person endures pain while suffering unjustly.”

(from 1 Peter 2:19)

1 Peter doesn’t welcome suffering—but it does recognize it.

And it speaks to those moments

when what we’re carrying

is not something we created.

What do we do then?

The writer suggests two things:

That we name it clearly.

And that we remain aware of God’s presence with us.

We want to be…