'Suffering', and probably More so, of the 'innocent'; Is an intrinsic part, of our paradigm ; Which, I'm under the distinct impression, that the 'universe' {'God'}, allows ; Yet, in my adopted belief-system .. God, doesn't permit anything to happen, that is Not under, His Ultimate control.
The Same basic principle, underlies 'JC's, Sin sacrifice, & victorious Ressurection ! .. The 'dumbed down' esoteric meaning, of this 'Suffering' spectrum, relates to, "No Pain ; No Gain."
That this will be a perceived packaged, and All-too-Easy, unsatisfactory explanation, to many ; Is as 'old-as-the-hills'.
"For without Faith, it Is impossible, to please God." - Eg. Does not, the One-in-Charge, have the right to choose, the means, by which He can be approached {?!}.. Including, the age-old, seeming contradiction, of untold numbers, of the 'suffering' innocent ?!
Ps., "Why do the innocent suffer"{?} .. the 'Christian' response, has 1 point 66 million 'results'/ {including video}, mostly similar, if involved explanations, on 'Google' search.

"The meaning of Life, is to give Life meaning."
.. Also, it's Not what you already know, that's of primary importance ; It's knowing where to look for, what you're seeking ; Of which the above quote, is exhibit A !
{my image, of a picturesque, breaking-ocean-wave, wouldn't paste .. Yet, it Can be imagined !} o:
The above is obviously a contradiction: you can only seek what you already know...You can never seek something you have no idea what it looks like. Having an idea what it looks like, you already know it; and then when circumstances confirm that which you have already known all along, you say 'that's it!'
But about Truth we can have no preconceived ideas. That is true discovery.