May I Hate God?

by Pierre Wolff

A compassionate book addressed to those who have suffered pain or senseless loss. †

Genres: Christian

84 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Rosie Gearhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few quotes…

“It is taken for granted that the person who expresses himself in such a manner believes firmly that the love, the friendship, of the other can accept and welcome the words which are spoken, the feelings which burn, without judgment or criticism. When I can freely show anger to my friend, I also show, paradoxically, that I believe his love is able to take it. If I cannot be myself with my friend, exactly as I am right now, for better or for worse, with whom can I be myself? Beneath my anger my behavior says this: At least with you I can reveal myself as I am.”

“… he can see the depth of our wounds beneath the harshness of our expression, … his fantastic love can accept without judgment or condemnation his child who has been hurt so badly, … he can work with that hurt as he did with the murder of his son, … he can produce Grace from such poor bread.”

“There is no room for revenge against God because he never acts against us. “

[Kimber Burgess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book for someone going through suffering and feeling they cannot talk to God about it. Encouraging and uplifting.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Profound

[Sophia Kinney · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, full transparency, I’m not Catholic. A professor at my university was giving away books in the Ministry and Journalism building, and I found this one there. Overall i thought this book was pretty good. It starts kind of slow but builds on itself ending in a satisfying way. There were a few points here and there I differed with him on in the middle. But like I said I’m coming to this from a Protestant perspective so it’s probably to be expected. At the end of the day I really liked the way he dived into different motivations for anger and would recommend giving the book a read with a nice helping of salt.

[Melissa Simmonds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and to the point, adding in messages that let you know on a spiritual level you can feel all the negativity you have to let out and not feel guilty in doing so when questioning your higher power. Does contain a list of scriptures to read based off what you're going through for future reference if you have a bible handy.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pierre Wolff delivers a much needed message of God’s love and intimacy in the midst of great suffering and puts into perspective the anger that we sometimes feel towards God. A great source of comfort for those afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.