What do you say to a friend in pain?
There is a saying that kind people tell one another - that God will never give us more than we can handle. I hate to turn down a comment said with kindness, because I think people really mean well when they say it. But I don't think that statement is correct, it needs to be updated. I don't believe that God sits up in heaven randomly throwing painful things our way because "we can handle it." On the other hand, we do live in a world where bad things happen to all people. If we want to make that statement to be true, it would read, "God will never allow anything to happen to you that HE can't handle." But if I truly want to comfort someone in pain, why say anything at all? A hug, a meal, a listening ear are much more soothing than a pithy statement, no matter how wise. And an earnest prayer is our most effective means of helping others. Who can you give comfort to right now?
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