1.0J Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalkingDavid Kuohttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/author/dkuoLiving Bare - J Walkingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="efbIXiLJJa"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2008/11/living-bare.html">Living Bare</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2008/11/living-bare.html/embed#?secret=efbIXiLJJa" width="600" height="338" title="“Living Bare” — J Walking" data-secret="efbIXiLJJa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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God is not surprised. God grieves. God mourns. God shares our grief. But but he is not surprised. And he has been here before... it was God, after all, who grieved over losing his own Son... and he knew the end of the story.