How to Make Sense of Suffering

By Marguerite Duportal

These pages will help you gain happiness and peace by showing you how to understand - and conquer - any trouble, no matter how great. Here you'll learn how to avoid the mistakes most of us make when we're suffering - mistakes that only make our burdens heavier. You'll come to see that misfortunes are not the blind workings of chance, but are vital elements in God's loving plan. With the wisdom in these pages, you'll soon be using your troubles as instruments to unleash God's healing power in your soul.

Here you'll discover:

How to preserve your peace even amid troubles you can't avoidPain: the surprising role it can play in God's loving plan for youSuicidal? Why this suffering world is better than no world at allHow to find the beauty hidden in the most unappealing dutiesPeace with God: how bearing your suffering well can lead you to Him quickly and directlyThe very worst temptation you'll face in your troubles - and how to prepare for it in good times\Hope: how you can gain the life-transforming power of this virtueHow you can bring Christ's light to others in their own sorrowHow to turn even your worst troubles into opportunities for goodWhy suffering is no compelling argument against FaithDespair: the amazing way you can avoid giving in to it, no matter how heavy your burdensAnd a wealth of practical wisdom to help you sing God's praises even in the worst of times

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193318406X
• ISBN13: 9781933184067
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"