God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pain is often the loudest way we notice something greater than ourselves.
- In plain terms
- God speaks softly in joy, but loudly through pain.
- What can you take from it?
- Pain can wake us up to things we usually ignore.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does pain teach you?
- How do you hear what others are saying?
Another view
It might seem to justify unnecessary suffering.
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