Quotes about Support
involvement with others was the most effective in quelling her pain.
- Philip Yancey
the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more.
- Philip Yancey
the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more. If we can offer a listening ear, that may be the most appreciated gift of all.
- Philip Yancey
the best way to prepare for suffering is to work on a strong, supportive life when you're healthy.
- Philip Yancey
As Christ's body on earth we are compelled to move, as he did, toward those who hurt. That has been God's consistent movement in all history.
- Philip Yancey
by embracing grief and standing beside the hurting person, we can indeed aid another's search for meaning.
- Philip Yancey
Where is God when it hurts? I have often asked. The answer is another question, Where is the church when it hurts?
- Philip Yancey
Perhaps the greatest way to give suffering people time is being patient with them — giving them room to doubt, cry, question and work out strong and often extreme emotions.
- Philip Yancey
Every hour or so she asks how I'm feeling, and I hear her giving reports on the phone to her friends. "He's doing better today. A little trouper, doesn't complain at all." I like hearing her talk about me, as if I matter.
- Philip Yancey
the parents of a severely disabled child have no end in sight.
- Philip Yancey
Wounded people who have been broken by suffering and sickness ask for only one thing: a heart that loves and commits itself to them, a heart full of hope for them.
- Philip Yancey
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep," advised the apostle Paul (Romans 12:15), wise words that apply especially in times of crisis.
- Philip Yancey