Suffering
is beyond our understanding so I recommend offering it to God and ask God to
bless our suffering and make good come for it!
That is some of what Job lost and part of the reason
for his gloom.
To be sure Job lost more important parts of his life:
his children and friends.
Today spend some time reflecting on suffering! Suffering is a profoundly difficult human
problem to deal with, to comprehend!
Why is there suffering if God is all loving, all good and all-powerful?
Why does anyone suffer?
Why does God permit suffering?
Well, I don’t know!
You and I will not fully understand the why of
suffering until we arrive at our eternal reward. Eugene
Kennedy said, “Heartbreak is impossible
unless there is great love. Without
love, sorrow & tears would disappear.”
But Why?
Our loving God and Creator sent us His
Son, who showed us how
to live and part of living here on earth
includes handle suffering. When Jesus
suffered, He offered His suffering to God the Father
and it was anointed by the Holy Spirit.
You and I are called to do the same and
trust me it is not easy.
Bishop Barron shared this insight, during the
storm, Jesus’ disciples cried out to the Lord in desperation:
"Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
This is a de profundis
prayer. Do you know the de profundis prayer?
It comes from Psalm 130: "Out of the
depths, I have cried to you, O Lord. O Lord, be attentive to the voice of my
pleading."
It is the prayer offered at the darkest times of
life, when we feel utterly incapable of helping ourselves.
When we suffer or when one of our loved one
suffers we know what it is to cry out to the Lord, may we, also, experience the
Lord’s healing.
May God Be Praised!
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