There is a big difference between everyday interruptions, nuisances, and stress and life-altering calamities. Susanna, is a woman who knew intimately the painful crush of afflictions and loss. Twice the parsonage she shared with her husband, Samuel, and their children was burned, reducing nearly all they owned to smoldering ashes. And of her 18 children, only 10 survived to adulthood. This woman knew grief, poverty and daily survival battles most of us never will. Henri Nouwen helps us see more clearly even when our hearts are hurting when he said, “
Disappointments and Difficulties
Disappointments and Difficulties
Disappointments and Difficulties
There is a big difference between everyday interruptions, nuisances, and stress and life-altering calamities. Susanna, is a woman who knew intimately the painful crush of afflictions and loss. Twice the parsonage she shared with her husband, Samuel, and their children was burned, reducing nearly all they owned to smoldering ashes. And of her 18 children, only 10 survived to adulthood. This woman knew grief, poverty and daily survival battles most of us never will. Henri Nouwen helps us see more clearly even when our hearts are hurting when he said, “