Suffering takes things away. It cuts through the clutter. There are a lot of things that don’t matter at all when you’re suffering. 4 hours ago
Sometimes the awareness of the Holy Spirit would settle-in with me in my pain. Just me, my pain, and God’s presence like a cup of hot tea. 8 hours ago
Good discussion at men's group this morning about God's power being completed in our weakness. Great stories of how suffering has grown us. 9 hours ago
I have a friend who says she’d go through cancer a 3rd time. Why? Because “God was so near to me in that hospital room.” 20 hours ago
Accepting that the Holy Spirit often draws near in times of suffering opens us to greater union with God. [more at emmausteachings.org] 22 hours ago