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“Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love

“Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada

“There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada

“...we will stand amazed to see the topside of the tapestry and how God beautifully embroidered each circumstance into a pattern for our good and His glory.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada

“He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

“The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Anger: Aim It in the Right Direction