How did Leah Cope? A substitute bride She used the hurt and heartache of life as preparation for her future, not allowing the pain to consume her and make her bitter. The greatest playwright of the day has not equaled the drama of her life. Growing up under the shadow of her beautiful sister, betrayed by her father, rejected and unloved by her husband. Surely, we can all relate to something in this woman's life Life is full of pain, but misery is optional to the Woman of God