Joy, if it comes, will not arrive as the absence of ache. It will come alongside it.
Kate Bowler
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- The ache is not going away. (February 18, 2026); Full author essay read. Two complete sentences retain if it comes. Lenten reflection includes grief, bodily pain, loneliness and unfinished stories; it does not promise a cure for bereavement or ask readers to suppress sorrow.
- The ache is not going away. (February 18, 2026)
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