Posts by Vaneetha Risner

Vaneetha Risner

Vaneetha writes and speaks about meeting God in suffering. She is the author of The Scars That Have Shaped Me, Walking Through Fire, Desperate for Hope (a Bible study), and Watching for the Morning: 90 Devotionals When Hope Is Hard to Find (coming soon). You can find her writing at Desiring God and Vaneetha.com. Vaneetha lives in North Carolina with her husband, Joel. She has two daughters, Katie and Kristi.

Care For The Hurting Ones At Holiday Time

Chronic Illness, Grief, Hope, Vaneetha Risner | 7 min read

Discover practical ideas of how can we care for and love those hurting and whose pain may be heavier during the holidays as they grieve losses. So many struggle in silence.

Jesus knows every detail of our struggles.

Lament: Beauty Out of Bitterness

Devotional, Lament, Vaneetha Risner | 5 min read

When pain almost strangles us, and darkness is our closest friend, what should we do? Discover how lament can bring beauty out of bitterness.

"Hearing our authentic lament can draw others to God in unexpected ways." Vaneetha Risner

Don’t Sing Happy Songs to a Heavy Heart

Grief, Lament, Pain, Vaneetha Risner | 5 min read

Singing happy songs to a heavy heart is cruel. Don’t tell grieving people that their pain is a gift or make them sing praise songs when they don’t want to. Don’t tell them that other people are suffering more than they are.