Description
This is the story of how a family faced, and is still coming to terms with, the loss of their
six-year old son, Ben. Thrust into an unwanted new reality, they sought to cope and make
sense of their faith. Neither life, nor faith, could continue as it had before – presenting a
daunting challenge. We get angry about suffering because we don’t want it to happen.
But it happens anyway and forces us to look at life and our relationship with God
differently. God doesn’t stop life being messy, but He steps into the mess with us.
This isn’t a theological book. Neither is it a “how to” guide written by people who have
cracked the problem of grief. But the author and his family have learned things about
suffering in the hardest way imaginable and found hope to share with those in similar
situations. They have found that God is present to help us, especially in the midst of our
pain and confusion, and we don’t have to face suffering and grief alone. This book will
help many in the Church to have honest conversations about suffering; about what we
do when we don’t get the breakthrough we’d hoped for.