Dear Counselor: Suffering is a universal experience. No matter what language we speak, no matter what our ethnic and economic backgrounds each of us knows heartache. Joseph Parker, a great preacher of yesteryear, once said to a group of aspiring young ministers, “Preach to the suffering, and you will never lack a congregation. There is a broken heart in every pew.” Secret songs from deep within are often sung in a minor key. I know I don’t need to convince
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