Every person on this planet struggles at some point in their life. Suffering is inevitable. I guess the question that is floating amidst us is “why?” Why am I suffering such terrible events? Why is this happening to ME? What is the purpose of my life? Christianity answers all of these questions.

In many ways, people see Christianity as this ultimate power that looks down on other people. In reality, Christianity is not about Christians themselves, but it’s about the holy trinity and following in Jesus’ footsteps. Jesus taught Christians to see the negative parts of themselves before pointing out the mistakes of others.

So why believe in Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ taught us the most important thing about life, love. Jesus was rich in love and sacrificed himself even when the crowd wanted him dead. He chose his path in life, just like how we can choose ours. We learn from Jesus to forgive, to have hope, to be faithful and most importantly to show compassion on those around us. As the bible states, “But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat and persecute you” Matthew 5:44.

            Again, back to why we suffer and the meaning of life. Indeed, we suffer to learn a greater lesson, but what about world hunger and other issues such as those? What lesson do we learn from those issues? Christianity does not answer all these questions but it offers hope, which drives the spirit to believe there is a world that is greater than this one. God loves us and he has a plan for each and every one of us so that even our suffering has some sort of purpose. And finally, what is the meaning of life? It’s what drove God to make us and save us, unexplainable and perfect love.