When Faith Gets Shaken

<p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> 'A moving story of courage and faith in the fire'. BEAR GRYLLS</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> What do you do when life falls apart and it feels as if God has left you? How do you keep going when your faith is rocked to the core?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> Sometimes things get so hard we're not sure where God is - or what he's up to. Patrick was facing pain illness and loss in his family and community; then a series of excruciating operations took him to the brink - physically emotionally and spiritually.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> Writing during his journey of recovery Patrick reflects on the true nature of courage as he explores:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> - how we find God in times of suffering</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> - how we can know God's peace when life is anything but peaceful</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> - how we allow ourselves the grace to rest when we're running on empty</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> - how we can stay fully present in the moment.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> In doing so he heartens and encourages us to grasp the love of God at an ever-deeper level.</span></p><p><br></p>