A review by sarah_reading_party
This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers by K.J. Ramsey

5.0

If a book about suffering can be enjoyable to read, this is the one! K.J. Ramsey takes her readers on a journey - a journey to see how God can meet us in our suffering and pain and how we can meet others there as well. She uses her life story to examine the question of what happens when suffering does not end. How can you move on? How can you have hope in the midst of tough circumstances? K.J.'s story relates to a chronic health condition, but she also incorporates examples of other types of pain - relational, abuse, church hurt, and more. This book literally applies to everyone, even if you don't think suffering has lingered in your life! It is hopeful without being sugary sweet, and is as real as it comes. K.J. brings in the word of God too, in powerful ways that aren't preachy. She uses the example of Christ's suffering as a way we can live well in pain. She also uses psychology and her counseling skills to ground the book in real, practical ways you can grow. It was a great read!

Disclosure: I was on the launch team for the book, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wasn't the best team member ever but this is my genuine, honest review. I got a free copy to read ahead of the book's release but that was it. All thoughts are my own and I was not compensated in any other way.