# Todd Billings: “Beholding and Being Beheld: Beatific Hope and Suffering” – Credo Conference 2026

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Podcast: [Credo Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/credo-podcast-67934)
Published: 2026-05-20T11:08:45+00:00
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Suffering, so it would seem, appears contrary to our ascent to God, as if a barrier to the Beatific Vision. However, in scripture God ordains suffering as the path by… Download Audio

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