Program# 4913
Topic: Suffeing
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

Jean Heise's work in a Perinatal Hospice center allows her the privilege of ministering to those who suffer the death of a newborn child.

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Sermon Segment

United Methodist pastor and sociologist, Tex Sample, says the God who suffers with the world and for the world actively loves us in our times of suffering.

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Interview Segment

Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Tex Sample, who says that God acts whether people believe in God or not; that no one gets through times of struggle without God, even if they are not aware that God is actively loving them through those times.

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Reflection Segment

Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, says it is not what you say to those that suffer that will ultimately make a difference but just caring enough to show up.

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