“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”  Revelation 21:4   A young mother sat quietly in a darkened bedroom, holding her sick child through a long and exhausting night. Every muffled sob and every twitch of fever felt like a physical weight pressing down on her own chest. She whispered gentle reassurances into the dark, wiping away damp curls and ...