“prayer is the one discipline in the Christian faith that makes us feel entirely dependent on God and thus sets us up for profound disappointment when God doesn’t respond to our needs and requests.” — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
