Don’t let the fact that Jesus went through all of this without sin negate for you the real agony of what he suffered. He felt the full force of the same kinds of travail that you and I now face. And he didn’t just live through this hardship; he lived through all of it for you, so that in your travail you would have a place of comfort and refuge to run to when there seems to be no one or nowhere to run for help. The One who took on weakness is for you in your weakness, and that is the best of news!

