Patty

“Our natural tendency is to judge and condemn others. But here we find that, because of the cross we’ve been freed from God’s curse and liberated as sons and daughters. We are now free to humble ourselves and walk along with someone who is erring, even if they’ve sinned in a way that may be very terrible. When you bear each other’s burdens, what you are carrying is the burden of the other person’s sin. What motivates you is your compassion. You come alongside the sinner, not trying to crush them, but putting your arm around him or her as much as you can, as if to say, “Jesus loves you, so do I, and we want you to know this.”
― C. John Miller, Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

“...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.”
― Tullian Tchividjian, Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free