Christianity is a long walk and with that walk comes much suffering, struggle, and pain. But, there is hope. Hope that only God in his infinite wisdom, love, and care can instill in those who are destined for glory. In Romans 8:18-27, the apostle Paul addresses the hope laid out for not only the Christian, but for all of creation that was subjected to the effects of the fall of mankind way back in the beginning of man's existence upon the earth. To assist in the realization of that hope, as the Christian strives, one step at a time, toward his/her consummation as a child of God, the Holy Spirit intercedes with his own "groanings too deep for words." It is part and parcel of the assurance that the Christian is no longer condemned, and is indeed one of God's own.