Christianity is the only world religion that confesses a God who suffers. It is not all that popular an idea, even among Christians. We prefer a God who prevents suffering, only that is not the God we have got. What the cross teaches us is that God’s power is not the power to force human choices and end human pain. It is, instead, the power to pick up the shattered pieces and make something holy out of them—not from a distance but right close up. —Barbara Brown Taylor, God in Pain

Why?

• Psalms 22:1
• 2 Corinthians 4:8-10
• Asking, “why” may be a sign of great

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• The reason asking “why” may be a sign of great faith is because people who ask this question have great

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of God.

Dealing with Loss

• Sometimes dealing with loss and difficulty is

for the Christian than it is for those who do not follow Christ.
• When you deal with loss as a Christian your pain isn’t just psychological or emotional; it’s

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because it has to do with God.
• We follow a Savior who was

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.
• But there is so much

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in following a crucified Savior.
• Whatever you and I experience, we know He

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it first.
• There is a day coming when all your “

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” will be answered and all your tears wiped away (Rev. 21:2-4).