Life is hard, eh? I mean, the catchphrase today is, “God is good,” right? (“God is good all the time; all the time God is good!”) While this is true, God’s goodness doesn’t negate the difficulties of life—and to imply so is to gloss over the pain, sorrow, trials and hardships with an unrealistic and, dare I say, disrespectful attitude. I believe this kind of “Pollyanna” approach is disrespectful to God and it’s certainly disrespectful to the person in pain. It almost belittles the goodness of God, in a way, and it certainly communicates disregard for what the person in pain is going through.
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Mary Comm is an Author, Speaker and Ministry Director. Founder of In Our Midst Ministries, Mary's passion is to help those who have been wounded by some of the deepest hurts of life to find hope, peace and healing in Jesus Christ. Years ago Mary participated in an abortion decision involving a friend (which changed her life forever), and through which she has acquired a deep compassion and love for others wounded by an abortion decision. To learn more about Mary and her ministry, visit her