How God uses suffering

Steve Midgley  |  Features  |  pastoral care
Date posted:  1 Nov 2016
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How God uses suffering

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Most help seeking begins in the context of suffering.

Sometimes the suffering will be at the milder end – a job rejection or a family row; sometimes it will be severe – the tragedy of bereavement, the agony of betrayal. But usually people seek help because of something that hurts.

How we react

The way we respond reveals much about what we believe.

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