In moments of despair, we may sometimes ask ourselves, “What is the purpose of human suffering? Or, more specifically, “Why is this happening to me?” In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy quotes the well-known adage, “Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity” (p. 266). Elsewhere she says, “If living in disobedience to Him, we ought to feel no security, although God is good” (p. 19). These statements get our attention.