I’m not going to presume to solve the problem of pain, philosophically or religiously, but what I am going to do is invite you to explore a little with me. Let’s consider together a few events in a particular person’s life, someone who we can probably relate to a little more than you might think. Let’s do it using the concepts given us in a particular scripture. Today, I’d like for us to use Romans 5:1-5 as a lens to examine more closely the experience of the man Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.