Survival Skills: The God Who Allows Pain

‘Why does God allow suffering?’ is a common catch-cry in our society. Christians and non-Christians alike struggle with the concept of a God who either doesn’t seem to care about our pain, or who cares but appears powerless to intervene. For a Christian who believes God is all-powerful as well as all-caring, it’s a conundrum. […]

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Unravelling

‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I quietly unravel, Wiping the tears discretely,  So as not to interrupt Their conversation.  I gather memories, images  Of children I never had Like star clusters Sparkling in the black void.  *** ‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I sidestep the awkward question About ‘family’,  As I avoid the […]

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