God deserves our thanks during good times and bad

Q: I have been blessed with wonderful parents who are now elderly and in declining health. They are in pain and distress daily yet they are constantly rejoicing that the Lord is with them and they pray for others who have no faith in Him. I cannot accept their faith when I see no sign of God’s mercy. Why doesn’t God relieve their misery? — C.C.

A: For those who look not on their own sorrow but to the Savior’s sorrow for the weak and dying, they have learned comfort from the Bible verse that says, “Be still, and know that I am Godâ€...