We know what Jesus said about our eternal destination: “In my Father’s house are many rooms” (or, in its older rendering, “in my Father’s house are many mansions”). We know that God has prepared a place for us to live with him forever—a place of safety, peace, and rest. But before we get to that place of rest, we must first pass through this place of activity, this place of duty, this place that so often involves sorrows and trials. This is our place of learning, our place of gr...
