Arms Quote by John M. Perkins

We all want to feel spiritually vigorous, and we hurt when we don't. This pain is intensified for people who lead church ministries.

— John Ortberg

I think our greatest moments of pain can be our greatest chance to grow in our faith and to share it and hopefully bring…

— Shannon Bream

We often move away from pain, which is helpful only before being hurt. Once in pain, it seems the only way out is through.…

— Mark Nepo

“Reach out and touch faith.”

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

“Faith is carrying your pain and problems to the invisible altar of God, laying them down and walking away, knowing that now they are…

— Toni Sorenson

“Maybe it’s my tattoos talking, but this is my favorite missional mandate. Because the perception of Christians as self-righteous segregationists is so prevailing, it…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Looked at from a spiritual standpoint, our discomfort in any given situation provides a signal that we are out of alignment with spiritual law…

— Colin Tipping

We are coerced into faith by our suffering.

— James Cook

“It’s hard to maintain faith when life gives you such pain and organized religion seems to have been co-opted by the cruel and self-righteous.…

— J.D. Trafford

Our faith is not meant to get us out of a hard place or change our painful condition. Rather, it is meant to reveal…

— David Wilkerson

This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of…

— John Newton

All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain.

— Richard Rohr