Posted by Miller on December 23, 2002, at 19:59:40
So, I read this booked titled "When Bad Things Happen To Good People" by Harold S. Kushner. My physical doctor recommended it when I first was diagnosed with depression. Her reason for recommending it was because she said so much of what she has tried to comfort people with (her words, phrases and cliches) really don't comfort at all.
Kushner is a Rabbi who had a son die of a very unusual disease. He watched his son die before he was even a teenager.
Wj=hat I found most interesting from this book was the fact that Kushner continues to say that he believes that God isn't the one who directs or creates bad situations. He believes that God is there to help us through them. HE is unable to stop or cure a disease or a tragedy. Kushner, at one point on his book, said that the Bible said God is there with lepers and the sick... Kushner has interpretted this to mean that God will be there to help support people in their trials, but can not solve or erase them.
The reason I decided to share this is that I have realized that God did not choose for me to have depression. In fact, I may have created it myself, for all we know. But it is some comfort to me to think HE will at least help me to hold on. Maybe HIS help will enable me the time I need to feel better?
The book is a very easy ready. If you get a chance, check it out. Maybe it can help someone else as well.
-Miller
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