Category Archives: Suffering

This morning, over coffee, I came across this from T.S. Eliot. What does it mean to be a Christian? “A condition of complete simplicity/ (Costing not less than everything).” I was astonished at the resounding response I felt in my … Continue reading →

At Covenant College I learned to say, “God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.” I’m not sure where it came from or how it started but it was part of our college liturgy so much … Continue reading →

I suppose everyone who suffers wrestles with the question of, “Why?” It seems like there should be comfort in understanding the reasons for heartbreak. There is nothing worse than meaningless suffering – suffering that has no point to it, no … Continue reading →

Losing our babies was the greatest shock we have ever known. I grew up in a very happy home. I have two parents that love me greatly. I have four siblings whom I love and who love me. I had … Continue reading →

“I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath; He has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me He turns His hand again and again the whole day long.”    (Lamentations … Continue reading →

Thank you all for your kind comments. We have been amazed to discover the comfort of knowing that there are many who are grieving with us. Why is it that our society has no ritual of mourning? With all you … Continue reading →