Throwback to Mexico this year! And some thoughts. Suffering -> Endurance -> Character -> Hope The Path to Hope, from Romans 5:3b-4 I never really appreciated the Path to Hope until recently, talking about it with my dad. I believe embracing this path is necessary to reach my best in any area. 1. Suffering To feel/bear what is painful to the body or mind. We work by the “sweat of our brow,” with all the thorns and thistles this fallen world brings. Failure is usually inevitable, and hope can seem so far away. But take heart, it ends at hope. I think hard work is a type of suffering, especially at the beginning of the Path to Hope. But if I walk through it and embrace it, that suffering brings me to the next step, endurance. 2. Endurance The ability to sustain effort amidst suffering. From suffering, we develop endurance. I think it might be the only way. I need endurance to succeed at most things. 3. Character The inner strength and integrity that consistent expressions of endurance ...