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1 " And that afternoon, as the sun slanted low through the changing autumn leaves, I remembered to savor the moment, soak in the beauty, breathe deeply and feel the immensity of God. "
― Cindee Snider Re , Discovering Hope: Beginning the Journey Toward Hope in Chronic Illness
2 " What if illness - the stripping away of our health, our dreams, our understanding of who we are and what our future holds - is really a gift - God offering Himself to us unencumbered by all the noise, all the things that clutter our hearts and so easily fill our days? Because what if that quiet, stripped-away space is where hope is found? Where God leans in close whispering love to our weary souls until it becomes as familiar as the beating of our own hearts? "
3 " Could our plodding, our daily persevering through a life we didn't expect, don't want and didn't choose, actually bring blessing? "
4 " We can feel isolated and powerless when living with chronic illness, but what if your story begins to bridge the barrier or open a way for someone to connect? What if your story offers a glimmer of hope to someone standing at the edge of desolation? ...What if your story starts the conversation? "
5 " Sharing our stories is a vital part of doing life together. The disciples shared their stories and changed the world, not because they were extraordinary men, but because they told about an extraordinary God. "
6 " ...our stories are who we are, where we begin. They connect us, tearing down walls and shattering isolation. For story is where hope begins. "
― Cindee Snider Re
7 " Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained. "
― Cindee Snider Re , Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness (Thrive, #2)
8 " Lectio Divina is an opportunity to slow down and experience God's Word deeply. An opportunity to savor the words of Scripture, to sit at God's table, to be nourished, fed and refreshed. An invitation to be fully present with our holy God. "
9 " Being asked to help can sometimes be as difficult as asking for , because it can feel awkward, uncomfortable, aggravating and inconvenient. Yet we are called to open the door to inconvenience. "
10 " Could illness and pain hold greater purpose than we imagine? "
11 " God has graciously sewn laughter into our days, bright moments tucked among the shadows of illness and pain, and while those moments don't change our circumstances, they can lessen our pain and shift our hearts toward joy. "
12 " Often when we seek comfort, what we long for is healing. If God removed the pain, frustration, discomfort or illness each time we sought His comfort, would we be drawn to Him out of love or simply opportunity? "
13 " Pushing our pain aside...diminishes our human experience. "
14 " True lament isn't an expression of weakness, whining or self-pity. It's an authentic expression of faith. "
15 " On our difficult paths we need truth to speak louder than the lies of despair. "
16 " Hard times, when held with open hands and a tender heart, can prepare us for the future. "
17 " Sustained loss can sometimes seem never-ending, like a bleak, eternal winter of the soul. Yet spring always returns. Even on the heels of the longest, coldest winter, tender new growth emerges from once frozen soil. "
18 " Our circumstances might be abject, we might not think we can survive for one more day enslaved to illness, but God says, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. "
19 " Biblical lament is an honest, vulnerable expression of pain, a crying out to God in faith as we are suffering. "
20 " Each of us has a story - a unique, valuable, integral part of the whole story of God. Your story is important. It matters. "
