Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Paul Meier, M.D. and David L. Henderson, M.D.
This book helps people understand and act on the potential for growth through seven common sources of pain in life. Biblically based but with practical approaches to dealing with injustice, rejection, loneliness, loss, discipline, failure, and death, the authors challenge us to discover the lessons a loving God is teaching.
Readers can grow in appreciation of how God works in their lives, drawing closer to Him through the unpleasant and sometimes devastating circumstances we all suffer because of our fallen nature. Think: building virtue, avoiding despair.
Smoothly written and logically composed, it offers the flexibility of going directly to sections of interest, losing nothing when bypassing previous sections. Moreover, the “Finding Purpose Beyond…” suggestions and challenges at the end of each section help to focus on moving toward real happiness through the suffering we cannot escape. I found the content of this feature very thought-provoking and helpful.
Engaging stories of individuals the authors have treated in their practices illustrate their points and enliven the subject along with appropriate Biblical quotes. I highly recommend this book to people looking for answers to circumstances troubling them, wondering where God is in all of it, and how life can be better.
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As regards to this post, Sunday Night Live with Father Benedict had a priest-M.D. as the guest tonight. He spoke of small children in Tansunia lovingly making coffins for others of their age who had died of AIDS. The show was very good, spoke very eloquently to redemptive suffering.
You have a very nice blog, I will be sure to visit again soon and often.
Have a joyous Advent and God bless.
Patty, thanks for the comment. Suffering children make me weep. The children of Africa have to grow up much sooner than ours in the West. So many of them have no childhood at all. It makes me want to rush over there and help, but the best help, I think, for those of us who cannot go, is to pray for them to Our Lady.