NCLA Review - The foundation for this book is a message the author presented at a retreat for women who have lost children. It is a powerful book and the author speaks from personal experience. She and her husband have buried two children born with a fatal metabolic disorder. The author’s honest questions will bring clarity as well as comfort to the reader. Eleven chapters cover many areas of sorrow including infidelity, infertility, a child’s rebellion, suicide, depression, failure, loneliness and conflict. At the end of each chapter a scripture reference is given for us to hear Jesus speak on a particular topic. This will be a valuable book for any library. Rating: 4 —BE ( )

Guthrie has built her book around eleven statements of Jesus that speak to the experience of sorrow and grief. What that gives us is a thorough, biblical answer to the questions raised when we suffer, and when we’re experiencing the worst things in life, we need the full answer.