A Grace Disguised Revised and Expanded: How the Soul Grows through Loss

With vulnerability and honesty Jerry Sittser walks through his own grief and loss to show that new life is possible--one marked by spiritual depth joy compassion and a deeper appreciation of simple and ordinary gifts. This 25th anniversary edition features a new introduction and two additional chapters one which provides help for pastors and counselors. Loss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant a tragic car accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother his wife and his young daughter. While most of us will not experience such a catastrophic loss in our lifetime all of us will face some kind of loss in life. But we can if we choose know the grace that transforms us. Whether your suffering has come in the form of chronic illness disability divorce unemployment crushing disappointment or the loss of someone you love Sittser will help you put your thoughts into words in a way that will guide you deeper into your own healing process. This revised edition of A Grace Disguised plumbs the depths of our sorrows asks questions many people are afraid to ask and provides hope in its answers: - Will the pain ever subside? - Will my life ever be good again? - Will the depression ever lift? - Will I ever overcome the bitterness I feel? - What is God's plan in all of this? The circumstances are not important; what we do with those circumstances is. In coming to the end of ourselves we can come to the beginning of a new life.