Trying to rejoice

Paul said to rejoice always, even though the prayer meetings request relief from pain and illness. That's a trifle hard to remember when you throw your back out (painting the basement floor, FWIW). Pain isn't the way it was supposed to be. Unfortunately...

When was the last time you heard a sermon using Isaiah 57?

The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way.

When you're rich, maybe things don't seem so evil.