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b'Horatio G. Spafford was a lawyer, an investor, and a follower of Christ who\\nsuffered many tragedies in his life. Spafford\\u2019s son (also named Horatio)\\ndied of scarlet fever at age four. And in October of 1871, the Great\\nChicago Fire destroyed all his investments along Lake Michigan.\\nTwo years later, in 1873, Horatio thought it would be a good idea to travel\\nwith his family to England, where their friend D. L. Moody was holding\\nrallies. Unfortunately, Horatio had to stay in Chicago to attend to some\\nbusiness matters, but he sent his wife, Anna, and their four daughters\\n(Annie, Maggie, Bessie, and Tanetta) on ahead, promising to follow in a few\\ndays.\\nHoratio\\u2019s wife and daughters sailed on the SS Ville du Havre. During the\\nvoyage, on November 21, the SS Ville du Havre was hit by an iron sailing\\nvessel and sank within twelve minutes, killing 226 people. When the\\nsurvivors landed in Europe, Mrs. Spafford sent a telegraph to her husband\\nthat began with the words, \\u201dSaved alone.\\u201d After he received the telegraph,\\nHoratio sailed to meet her in England at once.\\nHoratio had asked the captain to tell him when they were near the spot\\nwhere the SS Ville du Havre sank. When they were over the area where his\\ndaughters drowned, Horatio said these words: \\u201cWhen peace like a river\\nattendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou\\nhast taught me to say: It is well, it is well with my soul.\\u201d\\nThese are the words of his famous hymn \\u201cIt Is Well with My Soul.\\u201d Horatio\\nwrote the hymn while on board the ship. In the midst of his pain, Horatio\\ntrusted Jesus to hold his four daughters in His loving arms. And Jesus was\\nholding Horatio too. \\u2022 Sarah Jordan\\n\\u2022 Because sin has entered the world, terrible things like death, suffering,\\nand brokenness exist everywhere. This is why Jesus came. Through His death\\nand resurrection, Jesus covered the payment for our sin and defeated Satan,\\nsin, and death. One day, He will return to get rid of all suffering\\nforever. In the meantime,\\nif you have put your trust in Jesus, He lives in you through the Holy\\nSpirit, weeping with you and comforting you in hard times. How might these\\ntruths affect the way we walk through suffering? \\nFor I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,\\nneither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor\\ndepth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from\\nthe love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.13|Rom.8.18-Rom.8.39'