Pain and suffering Quote by Brother Lawrence

“God is not afraid of pain. He does not try to keep us from it. He does not avoid it for Himself.”

— Rachel Phifer

“God draws near to the brokenhearted. He leans toward those who are suffering. He knows what it feels like to be wounded and abandoned.”

— John D. Richardson

“He would welcome the opportunity to offer his suffering up to God. Me, I could not help but think that there was more than…

— Jacqueline Carey

“No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“For himself, he grew desperate; his sorrow was of the king that will not lament, he neither wept nor prayed - he cursed and…

— Emily Brontë

“Pain is a reminder that God has not forgotten us. He cares enough to allow us to experience in a small way what He…

— Norma Gail

“He had lost the capacity of personal suffering, or he thought he had, and could only be hurt truly by what happened to others.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“He had often felt anguish before, and it would be no wonder if it came at such a moment, when he was preparing, the…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“When I have Suffered sufficiently, the Lord will then take me to himself”

— Andrew Jackson

“God gave you life to live happily not to suffer heavily. I felt sufferment.”

— Nadair Desmar

“It was a pain and an unrest; and it received easement only by the touch of the new god's presence. At such times love…

— Jack London

“Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray…

— Craig Groeschel