Introduction – Longing for Eden
 
Day 1: Do You Care That We Are Perishing?
Day 2: Is There Any Other Way?
Day 3: His Way Was Through the Sea
Day 4: Open Your Hands
Day 5: Bring Him to Jesus
Day 6: I Am with You
Day 7: Jesus, Why Did You Wait?
Day 8: Curse God and Die
Day 9: Jesus’s Halfway Healing
Day 10: Dangerous Prayers
Day 11: Angry at God
Day 12: Peculiar Peace
Day 13: I Want to Die
Day 14: Painful and Purposeful Providences
Day 15: Don’t Lose Heart
Day 16: Mercy Triumphs over Despair
Day 17: Help on the Horizon
Day 18: God Always Answers Prayer
Day 19: Tapestry of Providence
Day 20: Dark Valleys and Green Pastures
Day 21: Beware of Comparing Suffering
Day 22: The Sun Still Shines
Day 23: The Lord Gives and Takes Away
Day 24: How Do I Rejoice Right Now
Day 25: God Is Good and Does Good
Day 26: Worst Days Become Best Days
Day 27: Are You Abba or the Evil One?
Day 28: My Foot Almost Slipped
Day 29: Perspective Fuels Perseverance
Day 30: God Makes Broken Things Better
Day 31: You Will Laugh Again
 
Afterword 

“Eden Kell’s health crisis and her family’s faith have deeply touched me. This beautifully written book by Eden’s father, Garrett, provides a God-centered perspective on pain, uncertainty, and trust in a faithful father. Having experienced suffering with loved ones, I want to get this book in the hands of others. It’s deep yet succinct, honest, and biblically hopeful. I highly recommend Away from Eden.”
Randy Alcorn, Founder and Director, Eternal Perspective Ministries; author, Heaven and If God Is Good

“When pain and paralysis overwhelm me, it’s people like Garrett Kell who have my ear. His writings are gentle, Scripture-soaked, and drawn from the deep well of his own agony. That experience is what makes the book you hold in your hands authentic, reliable, and relatable. Its pages are filled not with trite answers or shallow cheer but with prayers and meditations that echo the heart cries of God’s people through the ages. In Away from Eden, you will find words for the groanings you cannot express and hope for the longings that one day will come true. And, like me, you will be blessed. Thank you, Garrett, for sharing your wisdom with me and with thousands who will read and be enriched!”
Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO, Joni and Friends 

“In Away from Eden, Garrett Kell explains deep and rich biblical truths while also displaying how he and his family were enabled to live them out through the deepest of trials. That makes this devotional not only rich in its content but also deeply tested and faithfully lived out. For those reasons and more, I gladly commend it to you.”
Tim Challies, author, Seasons of Sorrow; coauthor, From the Rising of the Sun

“As I read through this book, it brought to mind so many people in my world who are facing significant suffering, and I thought, This is exactly what they need today and every day as they walk through this difficult time. Away from Eden provides a clear and concise word from Scripture that calls hurting people to keep trusting, keep praying, and keep believing that Jesus cares for them, is at work in their suffering, and is committed to one day putting an end to all suffering.”
Nancy Guthrie, Bible teacher; author

“Whether it’s because you’re facing a longer road than you imagined, the disorienting reality that life is never going to be quite the same, or uncertainty about how to move forward, when you’re grieving, you need hope—every day. This devotional meets that crucial need, and it’s written by a friend, a pastor, a husband, and a father you can trust. I sure do. Garrett Kell combines pastoral wisdom, biblical encouragement, and gospel hope to help us in the real-world fight to keep trusting when life is still hard. This is a faithful guidebook for hurting people.”
Mark Vroegop, President, The Gospel Coalition; author, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy

“This book is for everyone. If your loved one is in pain, if you doubt God’s goodness in your suffering, if you want to learn how to be honest in prayer, if you’re hesitant to love God’s sovereignty, if you want to hear the Lord speak to you in your grief but don’t know where to turn in your Bible, if you’re tired of worldly cliches that fail to comfort your soul, or if you’re walking through the valley of the shadow of death, you will find help here. In Away from Eden, my friend Garrett gives readers a thoroughly robust theology of suffering by leading them through passages that teach God’s people how to lament with hope.”
Gloria Furman, author, Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full and Labor with Hope: Gospel Meditations on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood