Thank you for posting @creatr.

A query for the ages.

If life here on earth was pain and suffering free.....would man ever look up?

The answer to the query of pain and suffering can be found in the book of Genesis......Adam made the decision to reject God's plan .....thereby making the decision for the entire human race. He was ruler of the world and ceeded the throne to Satan...who is to this day ruler of the world. When evil rules...there is suffering to be had.

There is a conflict...that conflict is between good and evil. Christ won the victory on the cross although Satan did all he and his demons could do to prevent this victory.

The issue in life for every person is......What think ye of Christ?.....Do you accept or reject Him?

Some are brought to this query through pain and suffering.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity. They will perhaps listen to the gospel message for the first time.

For you see God loved the world (mankind) so much that He gave His uniquely born Son (Christ Jesus) that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life......John 3.16.

Christ Jesus who is the God man...came to endure the suffering of the crosss as a substitute for us. As God He cannot have anything to do with sin but as man He could bear the sins of the world, pay the debt of our sin and redeem mankind from the rulership of Satan......and to anyone who believes in Him is given the non-meritorious gift of eternal life.

Thank you for opportunity to think on these things.

Wishing you and yours all the best. Cheers.