No one escapes suffering — and, yet, if we are honest, we are surprised when it happens to us. In this opening episode, Pattie Krohn and Paige Payne share from their own broken places: a child's devastating diagnosis, years of recurrent pregnancy loss, and the long, dark seasons that followed. They explore what it means to receive care in the middle of real pain, what it looks like to offer it to others, and why showing up — without answers, without fixing — is itself a form of holy work.

"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." — Psalm 34:18

In this episode:

• Pattie and Paige share personally from their own experiences of suffering
• What helped most — and what didn't — when others walked alongside them
• Practical ways to show up for someone in pain when you don't know what to say
• How God meets us in broken places — and uses our suffering to shape us for others

Resources mentioned:

• Sermon: “The Birth and Death of Suffering,” Tyler Staton, Bridgetown Church, Portland https://vimeo.com/685974243
• Article: “Exalting Pain? Ignoring Pain? What Do We Do with Suffering?” Edward T. Welch https://www.ccef.org/jbc-article/exalting-pain-ignoring-pain-what-do-we-do-with-suffering/
• God’s Grace in Your Suffering by David Powlison — available wherever books are sold
• Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller — available wherever books are sold
• Suffering and the Heart of God, Diane Langberg — available wherever books are sold
• 3Crosses Church Care Page & Care Sheets for additional resources.
• Psalm 34:18; Psalm 46; Job 19:25; 2 Corinthians 1:3–4; Romans 8:26 — biblegateway.com

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