Suffering Quote by John Pavlovitz

“Sorrow and loss are meant to prepare us for the vision of God to purge the inward eye that it may see Him.”

— Alexander MacLaren

“There comes a time when one has seen such suffering one begins to understand, in this world, even the innocent may be forced to…

— Jessica Skye Davies

“Suffering often draws us closer to God. Instead of being a sign of God's punishment or distance, suffering can purify us, lead us into…

— Allen R. Hunt

“... if the rent in the canvas of our life backdrop, the losses that puncture our world, our own emptiness, might actually become places…

— Ann Voskamp

“Beyond the veil of suffering is a light that shines bright in every one of us. One does not need glasses to see that…

— Charles F. Glassman

“Without suffering, sin dominates the soul.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The human heart is certainly an abyss of misery and sin, but God lies in its depths.”

— Jacques Philippe

“Let us look upon sin with no other notion than as the object of God’s hatred, the cause of his grief in the creatures,…

— William Symington

“To you I speak with much hesitation about suffering. . . . But there is an introduction to suffering which comes with the birthpains…

— Thomas Kelly

“It’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to our colors, a richer resonance to our words. That is,…

— Anne Rice

“the suffering experienced here on earth is but for a moment, and it pales in comparison to the glory which will be revealed.”

— Cassandra Baker-Durham

“The purpose of suffering is to contain the light of your desire until you see yourself in everything.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal