Entanglements Of Suffering Hope

Pastor Paul weaves together Genesis 28, the story of Jesus healing the man born blind, and the modern idea of quantum entanglement to explore how heaven and earth are deeply connected. Rather than explaining suffering through simple cause-and-effect, we challenge a “Newtonian” way of thinking and are invited to see pain, hardship, and unanswered questions through the lens of meaning and purpose. Paul uses Jacob’s ladder as a central image, that emphasizes how God does not cause all suffering, but He does desire to connect every experience—especially our lowest, messiest moments—to His highest purposes. We’re encouraged that through Christ, suffering can be anchored in hope, transformed from meaningless misery into a pathway toward perseverance, character, and belonging. We’re invited to faith: to stop demanding purely causal answers and instead step into an “entanglement” with God through Jesus, where even life’s hardest moments can be filled with purpose and hope.

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