8 suffering questions
For faith
- 1
What has suffering taught you that comfort never could?
- 2
Who do you know who is suffering right now, and what have you actually done about it?
- 3
When you pray for someone who is not getting better, what do you say?
- 4
What do you say to yourself about why bad things happen, when nobody is listening?
- 5
Is there a loss you have never let God, or anyone, near?
- 6
What has your suffering made you unable to say to other people who are suffering?
- 7
Where did your faith help you in pain, and where did it feel like a platitude?
- 8
Which of these is closest to how you meet hard times?
- I pray more
- I pray less
- I get busy
- I go quiet with everyone
- I lean on this group
Try answering these at the same time
Reading a question out loud means whoever answers first sets the tone for everyone else. In Answersealed you each answer privately, and the answers only open once everyone has replied — so you get what people actually thought.
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