The Bruised Reed:

A Christian Reflection on Suffering and Hope

This pastoral resource is the result of the Faith and Witness Commission of the Canadian Council of Churches being called upon to give shape and form to a paradox: the paradox of finding hope in suffering and suffering in hope.

Where do we turn, when confronted with our own or others' suffering? Why do we go there? What does it mean for us? What is suffering, and what do we do with it? We discovered at its depths a word that attached itself inseparably to suffering - hope.

Can be used in individual or group study/reflection.