When You Don't Know What To Say (Discovery Series Booklet)

We often turn to the book of Job to try to find definitive answers to the issue of human suffering, but we won't find those answers there.

An ancient proverb says, "Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive" (Prov. 17:28).  A modern version of that thought says, "Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."  But what about those times in life when it's not about us?  What about those awful moments when our friends are hurting, and everything in us wants to offer words of comfort and encouragement?  It's for those times that author Roy Clark draws on a lifetime of experience and pastoral counseling to help us in those moments when we don't know what to say.

Pastor Roy Clark (1929-2020) was a faithful servant of God, serving in ministry for over 60 years. His priorities in life were a deep and passionate love for God and the Gospel, his family, books and serving people. Rev. Clark's life can be characterized by Galatians 5:22-23 which lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  He was deeply loved by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.