{"product_id":"facing-suffering","title":"Facing Suffering","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTrHo883hFU?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a myriad of forms--acute  violent  dull  excruciating  persistent--pain wears down the body and oppresses the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt abounds in the life of the poor and ruins the life of the rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt makes a child cry  disfigures a young person?s body  marks an adult?s face  and bows the shoulders of the elderly. From the cradle to the grave  our suffering is relentless. Work and pleasure  dependence and freedom  virtue  and vice  love  and hate  all can make us suffer. Pain is part of our human condition. You could say that we are no longer children when we learn that a mother?s kiss cannot take away all of our sorrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended to help the individual face suffering with dignity and realism  addressing some of the more practical aspects?psychological  social  philosophical  and theological.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an awareness of the subject?s complexity  the book presents a series of thoughts aimed at understanding the ultimate why behind pain and how to cope with it meaningfully. In addition  with the layman in mind  this book provides simple resources to face one?s own pain calmly and that of others with compassion and tact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe objective is to help fight and endure the reality of pain as much as possible  with courage and hope...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41309072687155,"sku":"9788472084438","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/facing_suffering.jpg?v=1774921095","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/facing-suffering","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}