Every one of us sooner or later walks through hell. The hell of
being hurt, the hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the
hell of a reluctant, thunking shovel full of earth upon the casket
of someone we deeply loved, the hell of betrayal, the hell of
betraying, the hell of divorce, the hell of a kid in trouble . . .
the hell of knowing that this year, like any year, may be our last.
We all walk through hell. The point is not to come out
empty-handed. . . . There is real and profound power in the
suffering we endure if we transform that suffering into a more
authentic, meaningful life. In the spirit of such classics as When
Bad Things Happen to Good People, A Grief Observed, and When Things
Fall Apart, More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us
examines the many ways we can transform physical, psychological, or
emotional pain into a more beautiful and meaningful life. As the
leader of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, one of America's largest and
most important congregations, located in the heart of Los Angeles,
Rabbi Leder has witnessed a lot of pain: "It's my phone that rings
when people's bodies or lives fall apart," he writes. "The couch in
my office is often drenched with tears." After 27 years of
listening, comforting, and holding so many who suffered, he thought
he understood pain and its challenges-but when it struck hard in
his own life and brought him to his knees, a new understanding
unfolded before him as he felt pain's profound effects on his body,
spirit, and soul. In this elegantly concise, beautifully written,
and deeply inspiring book, Rabbi Leder guides us through pain's
stages of surviving, healing, and growing to help us all find
meaning in our suffering. Drawing on his experience as a spiritual
leader, the wisdom of ancient traditions, modern science, and
stories from his own life and others', he shows us that when we
must endure, we can, and that there is a path for each of us that
leads from pain to wisdom. "Pain cracks us open," he writes. "It
breaks us. But in the breaking, there is a new kind of wholeness."
This powerful book will inspire in us all a life worthy of our
suffering; a life gentler, wiser, and more beautiful than before.
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