Carolyn Post: Suffering is an important topic to address as most of our clients will be working through a form of suffering. There are five concepts from this week that stood out to me including the nature of suffering, the importance of hospitality, the value of road maps for hope, the opportunity for growth from sorrow, and the beauty of sorrow when addressed in light of redemption. The nature of suffering in lieu of God’s sovereignty is a difficult conversation as it can lead to sorrowful laments of why a loving God would let pain happen. Prior to this week, my response focused primarily on fallen creation as the catalyst for sin and suffering. Although still foundational to suffering, Peters (n.d) shared additional causes, including punishment, misuse of human freedom, internal dissonance, loss of foundation, hopelessness, shame, and/or idolatry and addiction. I would argue that these causes are trickle down effects from the fall, but it provides a more robust overview of the nature of suffering (Peters, n.d.).&nbsp