Posts tagged suffering
Learning to cling to God
Learning to cling to God

Instead of clinging to God in seasons of trouble and pain, we often seek relief elsewhere. And it works for a while… But then the waves begin again, and we find ourselves floundering once more in a repeating cycle, lost at sea and seeking relief anywhere but in the One who can grant that relief. That’s when learning to cling to God is the only thing left—and the only thing that really works, in the end.

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Faith, BlogJessica BrodieAuthor Jessica Brodiejohn 15:1-11, John 15, jesus is the vine, clinging to God, depend on God, suffering, despair Comments
Hidden Pain: Looking at Those Around Us with A Lens of Grace
Hidden Pain: Looking at Those Around Us with A Lens of Grace

All around us people are suffering. Most of the time they still have one foot planted in the now, but sometimes that foot starts sliding toward an invisible line between “hanging in there” and hopelessness. Perhaps your smile or your kind word, perhaps your grace, can be the stopgap. Perhaps your thoughtful, compassionate questions and care can help steer them to the help they need.

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Faith, BlogJessica BrodieAuthor Jessica Brodiesuicide, mental health, when someone commits suicide, friend killed himself, losing a friend to suicide, suffering, depression, psalm 34:18, suicide prevention, how we can help someone considering suicide Comments