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Why is life so hard?

Life is hard, but the Holy Spirit is our comforter who helps us and stays with us forever.

Life is hard. It is harder for some than for others, but we all must cope with being imperfect people in an imperfect world.

Accidents, disasters, illness, heartache, loss—the ways that the human heart can suffer are myriad. Even Jesus agreed that life is hard, but He didn’t stop there. He said, In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” – John

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