All was not calm, and all was not bright when Jesus was born. God chose the most painfully humiliating circumstances for the opening scene of his Son’s sufferings. From the beginning of his life, Christ became the living evidence that the hope of God is for the suffering. Find the full resource at http://www.desiringgod.org/what-the-manger-says-to-the-suffering You can watch “Worth Every Second,” our ten-minute documentary on Vaneetha’s joy in suffering at www.desiringGod.org/vaneetha.