Sayings on God

Spending the summer working at a local hospital in the pastoral care department, I got to hear people talk about God often. Sometimes the things people say are painful, sometimes painfully true, occasionally trite, raw, or insightful. Their stories may be unknown to you, but their pain, fears, faith, or doubt are not. This is a collection of isolated statements without context that were made about, or perhaps to, God that stood out the most from each day I spent at the hospital. They are numbered Day One through Day Fifty, and are followed by a series of reflections from the summer spent doing hospital ministry.

  • Day Four

    The Bible tells you not to worry, but. . . Continue reading

  • Day Three

    God has carried me through stage four cancer twice, and I know he’ll carry me through this, too. Continue reading

  • Day Two

    I don’t know what I’m going to do without my leg, but the Good Lord knows. I’m always looking to him. Continue reading

  • Day One

    Why did God keep my baby safe, but let their baby die? Continue reading

  • Sayings on God

    Spending the summer working at a local hospital in the pastoral care department, I got to hear people talk about God often. Sometimes the things people say are painful, sometimes painfully true, occasionally trite, raw, or insightful. Their stories may… Continue reading