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“Although unanswered prayer is indeed a theme of the book, it is not the heart of the book, for unanswered prayer describes a problem but offers no solutions.” quote by Jerry Sittser — Download Open 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 but offers no solutions.””

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“the book is intended to show how it is possible to live in and be enlarged by loss, even as we continue to experience…

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“My prayer as you read this book is that you will find comfort for the disappointment of unanswered prayer, but also courage to continue…

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“The central theme of the book is that prayer is best understood as a long, sometimes perilous, epic journey that eventually leads to triumph.”

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“The good that may come out of the loss does not erase its badness or excuse the wrong done. Nothing can do that.”

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“prayer is the one discipline in the Christian faith that makes us feel entirely dependent on God and thus sets us up for profound…

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“It is how we respond to loss that matters. That response will largely determine the quality, the direction, and the impact of our lives.”

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“Gifts of grace come to all of us. But we must be ready to see and willing to receive these gifts. It will require a kind of sacrifice, the sacrifice of believing that, however painful our losses, life can still be good — good in a different way then before, but nevertheless good. I will never recover from my loss…

“I had no way of anticipating the adjustments I would have to make and the suffering I would have to endure in the months…

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“But in coming to the end of ourselves, we can also come to the beginning of a vital relationship with God. Our failures can…

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