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accident, caring for a developmentally disabled child, facing betrayal and loneliness. These tough times make you want to give up and throw in the towel. You try to overcome, but the exhaustion destroys your energy and hope. You try to pray, but the pain interrupts your concentration. You want to give up.In A Thankful Heart in a World of Hurt, author Joni Eareckson Tada avoids œchurchy lingo and œeasier-said-than-done advice. Instead, she tackles relevant questions such as:How can I really give thanks for all things?How can I cultivate a grateful spirit?What was the Apostle Pauls secret to a grateful heart? (He had been beaten, stoned, whipped, starved, shipwrecked and betrayed by people he thought were friends.)How is it possible to œRejoice in the Lord always?Includes practical tips and relevant insights that will help you experience Gods peace even during tough times. Perfect for personal use, small group use, or to hand to a friend fo
r encouragement.The topics of fear and hopelessness, depression and suffering, loneliness and worry are issues that author, Joni Eareckson Tada, can speak to personally: A diving accident in 1967, when she was 17, left her a quadriplegic. She has lived 45 years in a wheelchair and she has experienced her share of ups and downs. œBut, she says, œoh, the difference the grace of God has made in my life.