when you have a bit of time...

i know it is scarce, but this sermon is so worth it. suffering will surely be a recurring theme over the next year as we study Job in my women's Bible study. already, it is so relevant. my life right now is not riddled with it (though we have suffered hurts and there are surely more to come as we continue on in this very broken world), but i have several friends who are hurting and struggling in real, tangible, mysterious ways. so this piper sermon keeps playing and it is just a good "kick in the pants" so to speak. i need to be reminded to fight the very human/american tendency to pursue my own comfort and ease...piper was speaking about missions, but it is very relevant to just about any season of life.