This book couldn't have been found at a better time in my daughter's and my life, as she was going through a physical crisis. She had already been through so much; we asked God why this? This book helped both of us emotionally, by strengthening our faith and helping us understand other's responses to her. It left us with more compassion for those who suffer. To God be the glory, before we even finished the book, He answered our prayers and directed her path to healing.

This book is excellent in every way. I have purchased a number of them over the years and have given them as

gifts to people who were suffering and needed the message it delivers. This one was requested by my cousin

who is very, very ill. She has a number of Philip Yancey's books and finds them extremely helpful.

Awesome book!! I loved it so much that I recommended it to my small church group and we are reading it together. It really opened my eyes to God's role in the pain I have suffered in my life, and has brought me much comfort.

Pastor is using this for discussion in Adult S.S. Class - really excellent...I read it after reading My Heart's Desire - and it underlined what I had recently learned about refocusing during times of crisis...Excellent

This book does nothing to remove pain from a believer's life, and it does not give any instructions or quick fixes as to how to do so. What it provides is a new perspective on pain, one from a God-centered viewpoint rather than a man-centered viewpoint. The author sympathizes with the reader who may be suffering, but then continues to give new, biblical insights that identify pain as a blessing from God to a sinful, broken world.My wife purchased this title for the church library -- I'll probably buy one for my own collection. It's a classic treatment of pain and suffering -- the best of which I am aware.