Adversity Quote by Teresa of Avila

The difficulty over the question of eternal torments lies in how it is irreconcilable with the Goodness of God.

— Samuel Clarke

“[Suffering] brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the…

— Robert Murray McCheyne

As a religious problem, the problem of suffering is, paradoxically, not how to avoid suffering but how to suffer, how to make of physical…

— Clifford Geertz

No friend sympathizes so tenderly with his friend in affliction as does Jesus. In all our afflictions, He afflicted. He feels all our sorrows,…

— John Flavel

“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“We also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope." Romans 5:3-4.…

— Christian Love

Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Jesus Christ has to suffer and be rejected... Suffering and being rejected are not the same.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

— Timothy Keller

Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The…

— Timothy Keller

For any sin, we all suffer. That is why our suffering is endless.

— Wendell Berry

The word 'suffering' is not in my vocabulary.

— Judith Jamison