Notes on Suffering
Some presumptuous notes on suffering:
Suffering brings us closer to God. When we are forced to quit fighting and let God fight for us, we are brought closer to Him.
Suffering keeps us on the path to Heaven. Without a constant reminder that we are not where we want to be, we will become complacent and cease to move forward.
Suffering lets us share in the suffering of Christ Jesus. It allows us to experience, on a very small scale, what the Lord endured for us.
Suffering is a means of escape. When we find that nothing in this world will permanently alleviate our suffering, we are free from the trappings of this world. We put all reliance on God.
Suffering connects us to all humanity. When we pray for relief from suffering, over time that prayer evolves into prayer for the whole of humanity.
