A Path Through Suffering

by Elisabeth Elliot

Overview

Must we stumble through sorrow and tragedy without understanding or is there a lighted way—a path—through suffering? Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief, and loss a journey most of us will make many times in our life. Through it all, she says, there is only one reliable path, and if you walk it, you will see the transformation of all your losses, heartbreaks, and tragedies into something strong and purposeful. In this powerful moving book, Elisabeth Elliot does not hesitate to ask hard questions, to examine tenderly the hurts we suffer, and to explore boldly the nature of God whose sovereign care for us is so intimate and perfect that he confounds our finite understanding. A Path through Suffering is a book for anyone searching for faith, comfort, and assurance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800724986
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/24/2003
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	324,497
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was one of the most perceptive and popular Christian writers of the last century. The author of more than twenty books, including Passion and Purity, The Journals of Jim Elliot, and These Strange Ashes, Elliot offered guidance and encouragement to millions of readers worldwide.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	11
	Preface	13
1.	The Sign of the Cross	19
2.	A Clean Severance	25
3.	The New Leaf	29
4.	Spiritual Pruning	35
5.	Life Out of Death	41
6.	Springtime Is Guaranteed	47
7.	Blessed Inconveniences	55
8.	Even the Fair Petals Must Fall	63
9.	Open Hands	69
10.	Hour of Desolation	77
11.	Nothing to Lose	83
12.	The Songs of Suffering	89
13.	Death in Us, Life in You	97
14.	The Last Fragile Threads	103
15.	Beaten Low by the Storms	109
16.	The Point of Despair	117
17.	The Deathblow	123
18.	Perfectly Adapted	131
19.	Yes to the New Life	137
20.	Suffering Love	145
21.	The Winds of the Lord	151
22.	The One Thing Necessary	159
23.	A Breaking-up and a Breaking-down	167
24.	The Divine Schedule Is Flawless	173
25.	A Home within the Wilderness	179
26.	For the Joy Set Before	187
27.	There Shall Be No More Night	195
	Appendix	197

Editorial Reviews

Elliot provides an excellent collection of meditations on the meaning of suffering for Christmas. Each of the 27 meditations and the appendix summarizing reasons for suffering, together with biblical verses supporting them, are designed to help the sufferer find both comfort and challenge. Elliot believes that suffering can be positive and transforming, but she is also realistic and rejects martyr complexes. Highly recommended for public and seminary libraries.

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