When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.

God is not blind. He knows about you and your problems. He knows of those who are suffering... and His love for His children will never leave in times of trouble.

Humanity wants comfort in its sorrow, light in its darkness, peace in its turmoil, rest in its weariness, and healing in its sickness and diseases: The Gospel gives all of this to us.

Our sufferings may be hard to bear, but they teach us lessons which, in turn, equip and enable us to help others.

In my years of global travels, I have seen a world in pain... Without God's guidance, our response to suffering is a futile attempt to find solutions to conditions that cannot be solved.

We enjoy the sense of God's presence in the midst of suffering here and now. I have talked to people who are experiencing deep pain or severe difficulties, and they have said, "I feel God is so close to me".

Grief comes with many losses. Whatever its cause, grief will come to all of us.

I believe one reason that God allows poverty and suffering is so that His followers may demonstrate Christ's love, mercy, and comfort to [others].

Grief which is not dealt with properly can cause us to lose our perspective on life.

We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.

Super Bowl V was the Colts against the Cowboys and Jim O'Brien kicked a 32 yard field goal to beat the Cowboys. I was traumatized by it. Everyone at school knew I was the only Cowboy fan in the area. I didn't want to go to school and I begged and pleaded with my parents. Those are indelible memories when you are a kid.

While we yearn for peace, we live in a world burdened with hunger, pain, anguish, loneliness, sickness, and sorrow.