How is faith to endure, O God, when you allow all this scraping and tearing on us? You have allowed rivers of blood to flow, mountains of suffering to pile up, sobs to become humanity's song--all without lifting a finger that we could see. You have allowed bonds of love beyond number to be painfully snapped. If you have not abandoned us, explain yourself. We strain to hear. But instead of hearing an answer we catch sight of God himself scraped and torn. Through our tears we see the tears of God. Nicholas Wolterstorff
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We have all seen the world through the eyes of a child. We have all tasted the sweetness of the world when we are young. We become attached to our world and at some point in time, we start to think that this world is all there is. There is nothing greater than this world.

God does not want us to get attached to our world because he will always do more for us than we can ever ask for ourselves. This quote reminds us that God is beyond this world. He will do everything for us; even if it means tearing apart our world and giving it back to us in pieces only then would we finally understand the greatness of his love.

Source: Lament For A Son

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