Wrestling with God: Finding Hope and Meaning in Our Daily Struggles to Be Human

by Ronald Rolheiser

An awareness and an acceptance of the pathological complexity of our own lives can be the place where we finally find the threads of empathy and forgiveness: Life is difficult for everybody. Everyone is hurting. We don’t need to blame anyone. We are all beset with the same issues. Understanding and accepting that truth can help us to forgive each other—and then forgive ourselves.