Suffering and God’s Affectionate Sovereignty
“I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.”—Elisabeth Elliot
“The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God.”—Joni Eareckson Tada
“Every affliction is God’s messenger. We should desire the Lord to let it stay for the answer for which he hath sent it.”—Richard Sibbes
“The evil and suffering in this world are greater than any of us can comprehend. But evil and suffering are not ultimate. God is. Satan, the great lover of evil and suffering, is not sovereign. God is.”—John Piper
