Bends in the road Quote by Tom Paxton

Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.

— Rumi

The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart.

— Robert Fagles

“You stole five cars. Instead of going into prison or juvenile detention, you endured nothing more than volunteer work. Now that you are paying…

— Tiffany Reisz

Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital; nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and…

— Billy Graham

“We think that mercy is a sweeter and easier thing than justice, but it is not so; for justice takes us as we are,…

— Anthony Esolen

Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Suffering is a gift; in its hidden mercy

— Rumi

Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Everyone faces the challenge of finding meaning to their suffering.

— Phil McGraw

“the way we ignore the suffering of others and close our ears to their cries of pain. The way we disrespect our fellow man…

— Glenn Meade

“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

I know there is poor and hideous suffering, and I've seen the hungry and the guns that go to war. I have lived pain,…

— Ann Voskamp