The thing about suffering
The thing about suffering
by Joel Howard
I have been thinking about suffering
How mean, unkind is suffering
Mean in that she never leaves
Unkind in that she never leaves
I have been wondering why in all my life
The extent to which God allows strife
Is more than enough to make me sigh
The thing about suffering, the thing about suffering
Had enough? She gives more
No place to hide? She follows you more!
No place to hide? She laughs, you sigh
The thing about suffering, the thing about suffering
Extra, extra, you know all about it!
Just when you think you've seen all of it!
Suffering brings you an extra helping
A double helping of more!
The extravagance of suffering
The added mess of suffering!
Just when you can't take another bite
Suffering comes and stuffs you, alike
Suffering comes and again strikes!
The thing about suffering
Is she is extravagant
She is a master at
Making you feel her
The thing about hell
Is it never ends
No it never ends
No it never ends
Maybe that's the extent
Of our God who won't relent
Passionately makes his point
Maybe that's the thing
About suffering
About the fallen air we breathe
This suffering!
