Quotes about Suffering

The mysterious providence which permits the righteous to suffer persecution at the hand of the wicked, has been a cause of great perplexity to many who are weak in faith.

Wicked men may torture and kill the body, but they cannot touch the life that is hid with Christ in God. They can incarcerate men and women in prison walls, but they cannot bind the spirit.

If Jesus meant for his followers to rule the world, then why did he teach them to wash feet? As difficult as it is to accept, I believe that his death on the cross reveals the God who suffers for love instead of punishing the unloving, the God who lays down his life for his friends.

if God is all-powerful and God is all-good, then why do terrible things happen to good people?

I had times when I'd be reading the Bible, and it would be talking about Jesus healing other people, and I'd be angry. I asked God some difficult questions. 'Why didn't you heal my wife?'

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

While I may not take away every hurt, I will always give you what you need to live joyfully—in spite of the hurts. Just ask.

Evaluate how well you are handling the adversity in your life. I don't waste anything, including your suffering.

Jesus sufferes to sympathize with our sufferings.

our pain, we are invited to join Jesus so he can share our pain.

Overall, then, fasting is how Israel responded when God's glory was dishonored, when God's will was thwarted, when God's people suffered defeat, or when one of God's people experienced sickness, tragedy, or death. God's people, in effect then, took up the posture of God toward grievous events when they fasted.

even Jesus was resurrected with his wounds." I like that: we, too, are raised to a vocation with the wounds of our past intact, visible, and a witness to what God can do.