The Silence of God in Depression

Christ's abandonment at Calvary can be 'profoundly reassuring', writes John Sutter. He says God doesn't always console those of us who suffer from depression but he does provide hope, the promise of resurrection life tomorrow and always. In a similar vein, Julian of Norwich observes that it is our fate, sometimes to be comforted, and sometimes to feel failure, and to be left to oneself. But then she writes: "God wants us to know that he keeps us equally safe in joy and in sorrow"