Comfort
Suffering and Glory
Read: Romans 8:18-28 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (v. 18 NIV) My son was born via
Ariana D. Den Bleyker June 21, 2026
Read: Romans 8:18-28 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (v. 18 NIV) My son was born via
Read: Psalm 27 I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! (v. 13) There have been times in my life when I’ve found
Read: James 1:2-12 Count it all joy. (v. 2) Running involves perseverance and suffering. As many people say, nobody looks like they’re having fun when they’re running. But when they
Read: 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 When I am weak, then I am strong. (v. 10) Stage 4 osteoarthritis prevented me from enjoying activities that were central to my life, and after
Read: Job 5:8-27 [Eliphaz said,] “As for me, I would seek God.” (v. 8) During the involuntary hospitalization that followed one of my suicide attempts, I read the book of
Read: Isaiah 43:1-7 When you walk through fire you shall not be burned. (v. 2) One feature of my mental illness is depression, and under its influence the world seems
Read: Matthew 28:16-20 I am with you always. (v. 20) Has there been a time in your life when you wished you sensed Jesus’s presence with you? I felt Jesus’s
Read: Matthew 26:14-16; 47-50 Friend, do what you came to do. (v. 50) Betrayal is never pretty. When someone who was loyal to you turns against you, it hurts. You
Read: Luke 22:39-46 Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. (v. 44) The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines agony as experiencing “intense pain of mind or body.” Other similar words are