"It is a comfort to us that Jesus didn’t suffer in silence or with a smile."

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“God wants to help us and will bear our burdens.”

“David, the man after God’s own heart, got right to it and spilled out his guts about his experience: “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?”

“Open your heart and your sad feelings to Him and the safe people He brings to you.”

“We want to know that life is good. Not perfect but good. Not problem free, but good. Good in some way that we did not anticipate. Good in some way that connects us to God, others, and our purposes in life.”

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“The message of Scripture is that God wants us to connect both with Him and also with each other.”

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