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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 248.86 EAN: 9780061353413 ISBN: 0061353418 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: April 08, 2008 Studio: HarperOne Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In his work as a priest and commentator for FOX News, Father Jonathan Morris has traveled to the troubled spots of the world, meeting with Muslim youth during the rioting in Paris, sitting down with populists at odds with the Church in Venezuela, and investigating human trafficking in Germany. Now Father Jonathan peels back the layers of questions that arise when someone asks, "Why me?" in response to human suffering. With an accessible voice and calming pastoral guidance, Father Jonathan leads readers through each step of suffering—from doubt and anger to healing and acceptance. The Promise comprises three parts, each addressing a step in the process of healing. Part 1, "God on Trial," speaks to doubts and anger that arise when we suffer and poses tough questions such as "Does God even care?" and "Why should we trust a God who allows innocent suffering?" Part 2 takes the reader on a journey of finding emotional and spiritual healing from suffering. In part 3 Father Jonathan introduces the five "Principles for Freedom-Living." From living your personal vocation to a step-by-step guide for sketching a plan for your spiritual life, the freedom principles are practical and easily applied to everyday life. Together these five principles have the power to transform what would otherwise be useless suffering into a means of great sanctification and personal fulfillment. While pulling back the layers of philosophy and theology that surround human suffering, Father Jonathan offers not only a deeply spiritual answer but also a practical one to this most fundamental of human questions: Why do we suffer? The Promise not only addresses how to understand and live with suffering, but also poses the toughest question regarding our relationship to God: Why do we suffer under a benevolent God? Father Jonathan delves into how we can heal from the spiritual, emotional, and even physical scars left behind by suffering. The Promise offers five principles for living a free life, or a life free of the fear that God is not there for us, and offers comfort and hope to those experiencing hard times. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Suffering: Why and the ResponseFather Morris writes firmly and with compassion about one of life's great conundrums - suffering. Why do we suffer? Why does God allow it? How do we respond. In plain, accessible and straightforward language, Father Morris essentially provides the orthodox Christian answer to why suffering exists. No one can avoid it; at some point everyone will experience it in some way. The issue is, when it comes, how will we respond? Father Morris provides a helpful outline and series of steps to help the ... Read More Rating: - Ray of HopeI stumbled across this book. Wow, what good timing! With God, there are no coincidences. I am currently experiencing some issues in my life concerning my health, my children, past hurts, etc and have suffered with oppression and some depression, so this came in the knick of time. God knows, Fr. Morris' book was exactly what I needed to read. No matter what Christian denomination you are, or whether you believe in God, for that matter...this is an amazing, step by step, guide for anyone ... Read More Rating: - "The Promise" will change YOUR lifeThere are very few books written in the Christian genre that speak the Truth. And the Truth is that suffering is allowed by a Sovereign and Loving God who has greater purposes than the human mind can conceive. In truly understanding God, we find that our suffering is an avenue to an intimate relationship with Him. Father Jonathan brings our suffering into perspective as he shares emails from his "InBox." The Promise reveals that through our sufferings there is a Promise of greater good and it is our ... Read More Rating: - Understanding with a PlanThis book had so much more than an explanation for suffering. I liked the personal examples and also the references to earlier writings on the topic. Beyond understanding it offers concrete steps for living in hope. The structure of the book makes it easy to read in any order. Definitely one that I will loan to friends and re-visit from time to time. Rating: - Just the right book!It helps you understand why God let's us suffer, specially when we have lost someone we really love. I recommend this book to everyone that is going through a difficult loss... 
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