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The truth is that when it comes to suffering, if we do not go to our graves in confusion, we will not go to our graves trusting. Explanations are a substitute for trust.

— Tullian Tchividjian

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

— Philip Yancey

Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.

— Brennan Manning

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

— Ken Kesey

In these times, God's people must trust him for rest of body and soul.

— David Wilkerson

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

— Vaclav Havel

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

— Alexander Smith

✗Opposing Perspectives

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

— Thomas Aquinas

We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation.

— Antoine Lavoisier

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

— Rene Descartes