BEING
ONE WITH GOD IN SUFFERING

Topics: Adversity; Affliction; Courage

References: Matthew 5:11; 10:39; Acts 5:41; Romans 8:17; 2 Corinthians 4:11

It is good to learn early enough that suffering and God are not a contradiction but rather a unity, for the idea that God himself is suffering is one that has always been one of the most convincing teachings of Christianity.

I think God is nearer to suffering than to happiness, and to find God in this way gives peace and rest and a strong and courageous heart.

—Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in a letter to his twin sister, Sabine; Christian History, no. 32