A Theology of Suffering

Someone who matters to me is greatly suffering. 

This is meant for them and anyone else who may have the question:

With all the suffering in the world, in my own life, and in the lives of people I know, how can I go on believing in a loving, all-knowing God who does not intervene?

Among other sources, reading the following philosophical and theological discourse (starting past the introduction) has helped me.

This is the link: Francine R. Bennion. 

(I recommend reading rather than listening since in the spoken talk she skips or gives less emphasis to some of the most important ideas toward the end.)