“I had no way of anticipating the adjustments I would have to make and the suffering I would have to endure in the months and years ahead.” — Jerry Sittser Copy Share Image
“the book is intended to show how it is possible to live in and be enlarged by loss, even as we continue to experience… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“My prayer as you read this book is that you will find comfort for the disappointment of unanswered prayer, but also courage to continue… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“The central theme of the book is that prayer is best understood as a long, sometimes perilous, epic journey that eventually leads to triumph.” — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“The good that may come out of the loss does not erase its badness or excuse the wrong done. Nothing can do that.” — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“prayer is the one discipline in the Christian faith that makes us feel entirely dependent on God and thus sets us up for profound… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“It is how we respond to loss that matters. That response will largely determine the quality, the direction, and the impact of our lives.” — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“Gifts of grace come to all of us. But we must be ready to see and willing to receive these gifts. It will require… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“I had no way of anticipating the adjustments I would have to make and the suffering I would have to endure in the months… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“Although unanswered prayer is indeed a theme of the book, it is not the heart of the book, for unanswered prayer describes a problem… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
“But in coming to the end of ourselves, we can also come to the beginning of a vital relationship with God. Our failures can… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share
