Dear friends,  Now we must note something that non-believers will not understand: the redemptive value of suffering. The error of those promoting assisted suicide is that the principle they promote is that to eliminate suffering we eliminate the one who suffers.  But this is not Christian. After all, the greatest revelation of God’s love for us is Christ crucified. The teaching of Scripture, the life of Christ, and the witness of the saints all affirm that suffering—even great suffering—does not render life meaningless or no longer worth living.   Suffering remains an evil, and it is good to reduce and avoid it where possible. However, when humbly accepted in…