Broken and Grateful — Week 2: Gratitude in the Struggle
Gratitude doesn’t deny pain—it finds God’s presence within it.

In this message, we reflect on how faith and gratitude can coexist with grief. Through the story of Lazarus (John 11) and the hymn It Is Well with My Soul, we explore how Jesus meets us in our sorrow—not to remove it, but to redeem it.

The speaker shares personal reflections on growing up in church and the tension between belief and disappointment, inviting us to see that even when life feels broken, God’s compassion remains constant. Jesus’s delay in healing Lazarus wasn’t neglect—it was an invitation to deeper trust. His tears remind us that divine love doesn’t stand apart from pain; it steps into it.

Horatio Spafford’s hymn, written after unimaginable personal loss, becomes a testimony to enduring faith—a reminder that gratitude isn’t the absence of struggle but the discovery of peace in the middle of it.

Big Idea: Gratitude doesn’t erase pain—it redeems it.
Scripture: Philippians 4:6–7 | Psalm 34:18 | John 16:33
Hymn: It Is Well with My Soul

✨ Broken and Grateful is a series about finding faith and thankfulness even when life feels fractured—because grace still flows through the cracks.

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