Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Do I really have to go through this?

S- Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us

O- We all suffer. It’s part of life, almost as if it were a thread woven into the fabric of life. I hate pain and suffering. Come to think about it, who does enjoy “good suffering”? Suffering is the building of hope. Suffering is the 1st stage of the process of growing. Suffering equals perseverance, which equals character, which equals HOPE. Suffering doesn’t jump to Hope. Character doesn’t produce perseverance. Once must go through the process. One must go through Good Friday to get to the resurrection of Easter. And Easter is Hope.

A- In times of suffering, I must remember that I am on a journey with Christ.

P- Father God, thank you for Jesus suffering. Through Jesus’ suffering, there is Hope for me. Amen.

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