Quotes about Suffering
The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.
— David Platt
How did [the Holocaust] happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel.'
— John Hagee
God wants us to be totally dependent on Him, and suffering seems to bring us to that point.
— Joyce Meyer
Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.
— Khalil Gibran
Suffering can serve us. Suffering tests our trust in God's promises. And we have a great interest in knowing the truth about our trust in Him.
— Mark Dever
Faith in God offers no insurance against tragedy.
— Philip Yancey
The Cross is the Word through which God has responded to evil in the world.
— Pope Francis
Suffering may be someones fault or it may not be anyones fault. But if given to God, our suffering becomes an opportunity to experience the power of God at work in our lives and to give glory to Him.
— Anne Graham Lotz
This is one of the great paradoxes of suffering. Those who don't suffer much think suffering should keep people from God, while many who suffer a great deal turn to God, not from him.
— Randy Alcorn
When we are hurt it is important to remember that God Himself has allowed it for a purpose.
— Billy Graham
Pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
— CS Lewis
God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
— Charles Swindoll