What exactly is resilience and how do you get it?
By Andrew Collins
Susannah Padiachy reflects on suffering and fear.
What do you do if a friend says to you 'I want to cry, but if I start I'll never stop'? Or 'don't be nice to me - I'll cry'. Do you feel momentarily paralysed?
You’ve prayerfully considered the decision. Doors were opening, people were supportive. The decision seemed to be in line with God’s good purposes for you – and then it’s a ‘no’. The door shuts.
Helen Thorne reflects on 1 Peter 1.