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Why does God allow suffering?
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The Bible does not give a tidy formula, but it shows a God who entered our suffering himself in Jesus, who wept, bled, and died. He does not stand distant from pain; he redeems it, promises to end it, and stays near the brokenhearted through it.
“Psalm 34:18” the Bible points here. Read more Scripture.
A prayer was here before you
You sit in a quiet room, shadows lengthening around you. Pain presses in like a heavy blanket. Remember the whisper of the wind outside, the gentle call of a bird at dawn. In this ache, God stands with you, holding the sorrow. Light will find you again. Amen.
Someone in the family wrote this for whoever would one day read these words. You were thought of before you got here. If you want, a real person will pray with you, by name, at no cost and with no account. Ask them to pray with you.
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