Suffering Quote by Bruce R. Reichenbach

“We may be in the way of our duty, and yet may meet with troubles, which Providence brings us into for the trial of…

— Matthew Henry

“Somehow, turning to God and trusting him with the mysteries of suffering is the answer to the problem of suffering.”

— Edward T. Welch

“A kind of Providence keeps us blind to the intensity of suffering so as to keep us sane, until that day when the suffering…

— Jim Beaver

“Suffering is sent to remind us to turn our thoughts towards God, who will give us solace.”

— Radhanath Swami

“God never cooperates with evil. He simply offers us the opportunity to transform the painful experiences in our lives into advantages and blessings. (Fr.…

— Kyriacos C. Markides

“A providence is shaping our ends; a plan is developing in our lives; a supremely wise and loving Being is making all things work…

— F.B. Meyer

“we are often surprised that God allows such deep affliction to befall us. The surprise stems not so much from what God leads us…

— R.C. Sproul

“In the eyes of the restless and the longing, Providence often appears to be worse than inscrutable: an unreliable Omnipotence given to haphazard whimsies…

— Booth Tarkington

“The sufferer who keeps looking for God has, in the end, privileged knowledge. ... She passes through a door that only pain will open,…

— Ellen F. Davis

“It is commendable to wish to relieve human suffering, but surely the insane, like idiots and cripples, owe their state to Almighty Providence, and…

— Margaret Atwood

“God visits suffering on innocent people of scope and scale that would even embarrass the most ambitious psychopath”

— Sam Harris

“Providence is nothing more than a belief in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, brought to bear on our present blessings…

— Kevin DeYoung