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A review by kneely09
This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers by K.J. Ramsey
4.0
“This is grace: God joined us on the floor of this earth.
God did not stay far from our pain. He did not judge it from a distance. He did not pity it from the other side of the universe. He became it.
Grace is solidarity instead of scrutiny. This is the power that sustains us when suffering lingers.”
I think what I found most impactful was the author’s push-back against the idea that we can somehow right or pray our way out of pain and suffering; or that if suffering lingers maybe it’s pointing to a weakness in one’s faith. K.J. suggests that encouraging this kind of theology just further alienates the suffering.
I think her book is also a call to communion... to be a part of the grace that sustains the suffering, and a reminder to those who suffer that shame is a liar and that maybe they are not as alone as they may feel. It is a beautiful reminder that each person is seen and known and loved.
I think anyone could learn something or be encouraged or challenged by reading this book. That maybe, as the subtitle suggests, reading it can provide “grace when suffering lingers.”
I received an ARC from the publisher.
God did not stay far from our pain. He did not judge it from a distance. He did not pity it from the other side of the universe. He became it.
Grace is solidarity instead of scrutiny. This is the power that sustains us when suffering lingers.”
I think what I found most impactful was the author’s push-back against the idea that we can somehow right or pray our way out of pain and suffering; or that if suffering lingers maybe it’s pointing to a weakness in one’s faith. K.J. suggests that encouraging this kind of theology just further alienates the suffering.
I think her book is also a call to communion... to be a part of the grace that sustains the suffering, and a reminder to those who suffer that shame is a liar and that maybe they are not as alone as they may feel. It is a beautiful reminder that each person is seen and known and loved.
I think anyone could learn something or be encouraged or challenged by reading this book. That maybe, as the subtitle suggests, reading it can provide “grace when suffering lingers.”
I received an ARC from the publisher.