The Voice of God Speaks Through Suffering

May you find, even in the hardest moments, that your suffering is not wasted—it is sacred ground where God is at work;

Joseph J. Bucci ——Bio and Archives--March 11, 2026

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We see them there, and we clap for their bravery. The voice of the crowd cheers and applauds for what they represent. They were there at the 2026 State of the Union, standing solemnly as the crowd roared its approval (Briceno, 2026). There was Erika Kirk, the widow whose husband was senselessly assassinated while listening to the questions of college students. There was Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who survived an ambush while on duty serving his country, patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. His partner on patrol was not as fortunate and died as a result of the gunman’s bullets. But his partner’s parents were there as well, waving as the voice of the crowd lauded her parents in their grief (Briceno, 2026).

Other guests recognized by the State of the Union crowd included the mother of slain 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who with her mother, sister and brother had emigrated from Ukraine to escape the bloodshed and horrors of the Russian-Ukranian war. Anna Zarutska was there, as President Trump sought to highlight decisions by rogue judges, releasing again a repeated hardened schizophrenic criminal through a no-cash bail system. A career criminal arrested 14 times, who promised the judge he would behave this time, instead slashed Anna’s daughter to death on a commuter train (McCormack, 2026). The crowd cheered politely as Anna Zarutska wept bitterly, being held up by a stranger standing next to her.

Sage Blair was there, a guest of President Trump (WhiteHouse.gov, 2026). Sage was pushed by her school district to undergo a sex change. Sage experienced bullying when she refused to be compliant, and ran away from home. A Maryland judge denied her parents’ custody rights, due to their refusal to immediately affirm a male gender identity for their daughter. After battling this ruling, Sage and her parents were later reunited, and the case has become a lightning rod for parents’ groups arguing for stricter parental notification laws. Sage and her mom were welcomed loudly by the crowd at the State of the Union, as symbols of school districts who claim........

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