Word for the Week

Week beginning: 25th August, 2013

By David Mcllroy

"I trust in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul."

Psalm 31:6b-7 (NIV)

We live in a culture addicted to comfort, which advertises that suffering is abnormal and inconvenience can be short-circuited through the use of the latest gadgets. It can therefore be a shock to us when life is hard, when we have to live with long-