Blessings

I was just reading John 9 and at the beginning it talks about a blind man who was healed by Jesus. The others asked, "Why is he blind? Did his parents do something?" And Jesus answered that "this happened so that the works of God may be displayed in him."
There have been days where I've asked the famous question "Why?" Why does Grace have to go through this? Why do we have to go through this? Why does anyone have to go through this? Why is there sickness and hurt in this world? We've believed from the beginning that there is a purpose in all of this and God is going to use it, and I believe He already has, for His good. Even though there have been some hard days/weeks, He has been with us the whole time, holding our hands, comforting us and giving us strength.
My dad has struggled with Multiple Sclerosis for almost 20 years. He has been a great example to me throughout this. I rarely hear my dad complain about his disease. He knows that this is what God has for him and even though he has really hard days, he is constantly leaning on God as his ultimate strength and comfort. We had a great talk when I was home last about this topic. "Blessings" by Laura Story has been a great reminder for us both. Maybe these awful illnesses are our blessings in disguise. God only longs to bless us, not harm us.