agreed that no one participates in God’s joy without first tasting the afflictions of His Son. And before she left, she smiled and said, “Suffering is never for nothing, Joni.” It was so Elisabethan, and I thought I understood what she meant. After all, nine years of quadriplegia had made me take seriously the lordship of Christ in my life, refining my faith, and giving me a deeper interest in prayer and the Word.
