Better Than We Believed - 9780824549800

Writing in his familiar, straightforward, and popular voice, Father Robert Cormier presents seven true stories of believers who dared to ask tough questions of God at moments of crisis, and who in turn received real, eye-opening, and ultimately good news about the strength and resilience of their faith. Offering a network of powerful examples—including those who battle anger and stress, betrayal, hatred, and even terminal diagnoses—each study presents a brand new vision of faith, and offers a reliable, faith-based structure for those ready to receive the abundant gifts of faith. Offering something brief in length, yet deep in content, this eye-opening work provides sufferers and seekers alike with the comfort and solace they desire.

Presuming nothing that both traditional believers and critical-thinking searchers will not find in their hearts, Better Than We Believed presents a strikingly clear concept of faith that answers the unhappiness of people you will recognize.

·MARK, who struggles with anger

·IRENE, who battles stress

·HENRY, who is consumed by hatred

·GLORIA, who has been betrayed

·BRIAN, who suffers depression

·MARY, who feels trapped by her duty to a loved one

·JOY, who can’t get over a loved one’s death, and

·JAMES, who knows that he is dying

As we witness this faith applied to these and other serious struggles, we will see how it can transform our own experience, and offer us peace, purpose, and joy.