Aack, I just stumbled across an amazing new blog! The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation covers topics on which I frequently muse. With a minor in psychology and an unrelenting interest in the subject, I did try to enroll in courses on Biblical counseling at one point. That has been put on hold in this season of my life, but I have been reading and contemplating quite a bit on the theology of suffering. Joni and Friends offers a whole course on this subject and is working to integrate it and other disability education classes into seminary coursework nationwide.
I want to share this great article titled "No More Minimizing Pain." It talks about how silly it is to operate as if there is a Pain-O-Meter and corresponding Compassion-O-Meter. "Oh, well, my pain is only a five compared to the suffering of the world." In a moment of unveiled honesty (is that redundant?), let me share that I do this regarding any personal unpleasantness all day long! My admittedly odd hobby of reading about human atrocities and the fight for justice often throws me off-kilter in my ability to accept and process personal griefs. This has actually been a topic much on my mind.
Okay, I can't help it. As long as we are on the topic, another well-written article is "What Has Helped You in Your Troubles?" Finally, "The Value of Grief" (the last part in a series) and "Letting Go of Pain" manage to both be helpful without being contradictory.
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