“The night that our friend's wife died, my brokenhearted husband called his mother: "What do I say?"... There is nothing to say. Stop thinking there is something to say to make it go away. It won't go away. Abandon your answers. Avoid your cliches. Don't blame God and don't blame him. Learn to sit in the sadness.” SufferingGriefSadnessPresence Book:Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith Source: Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith
“We pit our pain against God, holding tally and requiring meaning, instead of saying the truth: This isn't God's will.” GodPainSuffering Book:Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith Source: Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith
“The Kingdom of God is being established in this world, absolutely, but it's foolish to think that this is happening through rainbows and unicorns. Instead, Scripture teaches us that we are at war--not against people but against powers and principalities. With our freedom comes risk... We aren't immune from suffering or excused from the experience of being human simply because of our faith... And the truth remains: the crucified God, as personified in Jesus, revealed that God is always on the side of suffering wherever it is found and God's endgame is resurrection.” SufferingJesusResurrection Book:Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith Source: Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith