Description
Book SynopsisWhat do you do when life falls apart, and it feels as if God has left you? How do you keep going when your faith is rocked to the core? Sometimes things get so hard we're not sure where God is - or what he's up to. For Patrick there was pain, illness, and loss in his family and community. Then a series of excruciating operations took him to the brink physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Writing during his journey of recovery, Patrick explores how we find God in times of suffering. He wrestles with how we can know God's peace when life is anything but peaceful, what the true nature of courage is, how we allow ourselves the grace to rest when we're running on empty, and how we can stay fully present in the moment - all so we can ultimately grasp the love of God at a deeper level.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
Acknowledgments 11
Foreword 12
Introduction: Will I Hold on to My Faith? 15
1 God, Where are You? 21
2 Peace 37
Andy’s Story 50
3 Rethinking Courage 58
4 Standing Stubbornly Nowhere 68
Liza’s Story 80
5 Broken Yet Held Together by Love 88
6 Running on Empty 99
7 Second-hand Smoke: Diane’s Story 110
8 Guilt 118
Hannah’s Story 129
9 Anger 141
10 Dreaming Again 152
11 VSP 166
Epilogue: Beauty from Brokenness 174
Final Note 181
