“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction....” — The apostle Paul, II Corinthians 1:3–4 Everyone experiences troubles of one sort or another. Just as the sun and rain fall on the righteous and unrighteous (Matthew 5:45), troubles come to both groups as well. In fact, the Bible sometimes seems to suggest that troubles come to the righteous more than to the ungodly.