Suffering & Hardship
Why pain and evil exist; enduring what cannot be changed; injustice; finding footing inside unchosen suffering.
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390 on this registerFrom the texts. Verbatim, always cited.
Christianity · KJV Bible (Old Testament) · Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Judaism · Tanakh - Psalms (JPS 1917) · Psalms 30:6
“For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Islam · Quran (Pickthall 1930) · Al-Baqarah 2:153
“O ye who believe! Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah is with the steadfast.”
NDE · Jeff Mara PodCast · God Saved Him From Death At The Hospital (Part 11 of 36)
“"My flesh and my heart are failing. But God, you're the strength of my heart."”
Christianity · KJV Bible (New Testament) · 2 Corinthians 12:10
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
Judaism · Tanakh - Job (JPS 1917) · Job 14:1
“Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble.”
Christianity · KJV Bible (New Testament) · Romans 8:18
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
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