It’s not going to have you laughing, but ”Left to Tell” is one of those haunting books that everyone should read. Immaculee Ilibagiza survived the Rwandan Holocaust by hiding in a pastor’s bathroom.There she had to face fears of her family being murdered, her friends and neighbors turning against her and of her faith being meaningless.

She did lose most of her family. Many of her friends did reject her for being a Tutsi. And yet she discovered a much more meaningful relationship with God that she still carries with her today.

While this is a dramatic and disturbing read, it’s also uplifting. We have a great capacity for faith even in the midst of extreme persecution and hopelessness.

If you’d like a more academic view of suffering, I suggest “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl.

Thanks to Laura H for suggesting this book!