Jan 05 2009
Pain and Growth with God
This morning I worked out for the first time for over a month. While I was on the treadmill, after figuring out where I was in my podcast playlist (refer back to the over a month part), I listened to one of the newer Rabbit Room podcasts. It’s a fairly new podcast, and this one was episode six, and there were only seven so far (maybe a short-lived podcast?).
My grandmother died last night, the last of my grandparents to do so (my wife still has two grandparents living), and so it marks the end of an era in my family as well as a time of sadness. Curt McLey, in this podcast, reflects on Lewis’ The Problem of Pain and on his own suffering–a great deal of which God brought into his life in a short time.
He aptly reminds us that suffering is a gift. I won’t even try to duplicate the podcast’s wonderful messages here. It is more than worth the 10 minutes of your time it’ll take to listen.
You can download it here.
I’m so sorry, James. I’m praying that God will comfort you and your family.
James,
We are sorry to hear about your Grandmother. We pray that you will find comfort from our Lord and His Word.
Thanks for the link.