You don't always need a miracle to find light in times of darkness Heartbreak is impartial. Tragedies--global and personal--strike every day. Destruction, anxiety, and catastrophe have become our daily companions. Over his long career, Robert Wise has been on the front lines of disaster. From the Oklahoma City bombing to 9/11's ground zero to the bedsides of lost loved ones, Wise has stood on tragic ground and ministered to those who have lost seemingly everything. Each of those hurting people asked the same questions: Why do the innocent suffer? Why doesn't God deliver the light of miracles in the darkest times? In the midst of his own questioning, Wise has discovered some surprising and encouraging answers. In this book, he shares those lessons, encouraging all those who struggle. You'll learn some unexpected positive benefits of pain and suffering, and see how God is always behind the scenes working for the ultimate good--even when you can't see or imagine how. "With transparency and compassion, Wise delivers numerous illustrations of God's incredible timing along with His grace, His mercy, and the unbelievable healing power of His love." --S. Bryan Hickox, Emmy-winning television producer "Dr. Robert Wise is a personal friend and colleague whom I have gone to many times throughout my life for answers to the tough questions we all face in life. I am a psychiatrist and hear these questions very frequently. . . . In When There Is No Miracle: Finding Hope in Pain and Suffering , Wise tackles one of the toughest questions that we all struggle with. He gives excellent insights for dealing with suffering, pain, and even death in a way that will enable readers to recover more quickly from these difficult times as well as build a foundation that prepares us for whatever the future may hold. I recommend this book highly." -- Paul Meier, MD, Author, psychiatrist, & founder of the national chain of nonprofit Meier Clinics Published On: 2016-08-03 "During the past three or four years, I have participated in many healing services, read many books on the subject, and yet ‘there was no miracle.’ The thorough way in which Robert Wise has anticipated the questions facing a person with no miracle has touched me deeply. In every chapter there is fresh strength to see God’s long-range viewpoint instead of my short-sighted one." -- Rosalind Rinker, author of Prayer: Conversing with God Published On: 2016-08-03 "Robert Wise, in his exceptional book When There Is No Miracle: Finding Hope In Pain and Suffering , invites us to join with him as he receives and dispenses the godly wisdom obtained through years of counseling the victims of grief. And, as he so eloquently puts it, 'sooner or later, tragedy will march into your own living room.' It has taken Archbishop Wise thirty years, as a social worker and then a pastor, to write and then rewrite this extraordinarily helpful, positive, and inspirational book. When There Is No Miracle catalogs a lifetime of stories of grief and tragedy in those around him and in his own incredible life, peppered with his numerous personal, intimate conversations with Jesus. The book positively guides you through the exasperation and disappointment of a prayer not answered or the miracle not received. With transparency and compassion, Wise delivers numerous illustrations of God’s incredible timing along with His grace, His mercy, and the unbelievable healing power of His love." -- S. Bryan Hickox, Emmy-winning television producer Published On: 2016-08-03 "The title of this book should be the footprint for a well-lived life. As faithful as you can be, as steadfast as you go through life, as hopeful as you remain, the hardest thing to live through is being left behind. This book should be recommended reading for understanding that an unanswered prayer doesn't mean that God doesn't love you. It is because you prayed for something that wasn't meant to be." -- Sharon Sala, New York Times best-selling author Published On: 2016-08-03 Robert L. Wise is an archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and director of the Office of Ecumenical Relations. He has been awarded the title of Apostolic Representative for Christian Unity by Pope Francis. In addition to his work in ecumenism, Wise is the author of thirty-four books and many articles published in several languages. Wise also publishes under the pseudonyms Spencer E. Moses and Ed Moses. When There is No Miracle Finding Hope in Pain and Suffering By Robert L. Wise Kregel Publications Copyright © 2016 Robert L. Wise All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-8254-4425-8 Contents Preface, 9, One Where Do We Begin?, 13, Two The Assurance of Things Hoped For, 19, Three Play It Straight, 26, Four The Paradox of Pain, 32, Five The Profit from Pain, 49, Six The Power in Pain, 70, Seven The Instigator of Pain, 84, Eight The Inevitability of Pain, 103, Nine God Speaks Through Silence, 113, Ten While Waiting for a Miracle, 128