41 Quotes by Cindee Snider Re

Biblical lament is an honest, vulnerable expression of pain, a crying out to God in faith as we are suffering.

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.

Worry is a knock-off bauble masquerading as Truth, but costing us dearly.

True lament isn't an expression of weakness, whining or self-pity. It's an authentic expression of faith.

Recently God asked me the same question in a new way, "And if I don't allow you to heal, if I never remove the pain, will you still trust Me?

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.

Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.

He spoke three simple sentences and I understood why my injuries are permanent. Every hard moment, all the pain, had prepared me to walk beside my son. In a heartbeat, it was worth it. A decade later, it still is.

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.