Quotes about Suffering
The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our glory is hidden in our pain, if we allow God to bring the gift of himself in our experience of it.
— Henri Nouwen
The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
— Teresa of Avila
The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross.
— John Calvin
Whether we get to avoid pain and suffering or we must persevere in the midst of it, our deliverance comes when we're dragged from the enemy of our souls to the heart of God.
— Beth Moore
God often hides His blessing in trouble or trial, which makes it all the sweeter when it comes our way.
— AW Tozer
No one was ever called by God to greater suffering than God's only begotten Son.
— RC Sproul
Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.
— St. Augustine
No healthy Christian ever chooses suffering; he chooses God's will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not.
— Oswald Chambers
Automatically thinking 'everything that happens is God's will' is a lazy way to live. We live in a war. Jesus wasn't fighting the Father's will when He raised the dead.
— Bill Johnson
Most of the verses written about praise in God's Word were voiced by people who were faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
There are times when I feel that he has withdrawn from me, and I have often given him cause, but Easter is always the answer to My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!
— Madeleine L'Engle