True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.
Joni Eareckson TadaLet him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Joni Eareckson TadaEvery time we go to sleep, it's a rehearsal of the day when our eyes will ultimately close and we wake up on the side of eternity.
Joni Eareckson TadaEven in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin.
Joni Eareckson Tada