The Lord did not create suffering. Pain and death came into the world with the fall of man. But after man had chosen suffering in preference to the joys of union with God, the Lord turned suffering itself into a way by which man could come to the perfect knowledge of God.
Thomas MertonTo know the Cross is not merely to know our own sufferings. For the Cross is the sign of salvation, and no man is saved by his own sufferings. To know the Cross is to know that we are saved by the sufferings of Christ; more, it is to know the love of Christ Who underwent suffering and death in order to save us. It is, then, to know Christ.
Thomas MertonTags: suffering jesus-christ the-cross
I looked at the woman crying over the doll and felt something else. I was sick of people acting against their own interests. Mooing about how to refinance the slaughterhouse. Putting skylights in the killing pen and pretending the bolt in the brain was a pathway to a better field. I paid my bill. Save your fucking pennies for a gun and a history book, I thought.
Vanessa VeselkaTags: history suffering grief misery
Experiencing grief and pain is like falling off a cliff. Everything has been turned upside down, and we are no longer in control. As we fall, we see one and only one tree that is growing out from the rock face. So we grab hold of it and cling to it with all our might. This tree is our holy God. He alone can keep us from falling headfirst to our doom. There simply aren’t any other trees to grab. So we cling to this tree (the holy God) with all our might.
But what we didn’t realize is that when we fell and grabbed the tree our arm actually became entangled in the branches, so that in reality, the tree is holding us. We hold on to keep from falling, but what we don’t realize is that we can’t fall because the tree has us. We are safe. God, in his holiness, is keeping us and showing mercy to us. We may not be aware of it, but it is true. He is with us even in the deepest and darkest pit.
Tags: christianity suffering theology
Sufre mas el que espera siempre
que aquel que nunca espero a nadie?
Does he who is always waiting suffer more than he who’s never waited for anyone?
If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.
Charles R. SwindollTags: christianity faith suffering trials
But pain's like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There's no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface.
Katie KacvinskyTags: pain suffering emotions healing mental-illness healing-the-past emotional-pain emotional-wounds emotional-health
While God is not the author of evil and He never prompts or condones sin, nothing occurs without His sovereign oversight. Others may choose to do evil deeds and God's people may suffer in the short term, but He will transform the evil intentions of evil people into opportunities for the enrichment of those in His care.
Charles R. SwindollTags: evil suffering good providence gods-sovereignty
But maybe that's how it is with art. You suffer, and in the end, everyone thinks it's cool.
Tom DolbyTags: art suffering fictional tom-dolby
Животът ми е пълен провал, но никой не го забелязва , защото съм учтив: постоянно се усмихвам , защото си мисля, че скриеш ли страданието си , то изчезва. Донякъде е така : не се ли вижда, все едно го няма , защото ние живеем във видимия свят, сред материалното и осезаемото. Болката ми не е материална. Тя е скътана.Аз отказвам да забележа самия себе си.
Frédéric BeigbederTags: suffering material frederic-beigdeber windows-on-the-world свят страдание
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