The Good in Suffering
The Good in Suffering
Buddhists wish to escape suffering to achieve Nirvana.
But Christians embrace it.
And God tested the Israelites for 40 years in the
wilderness.
Our Father gives his Son as a suffering Christ, to
save the world.
Christianity teaches suffering produces endurance.
And endurance character and character hope
So suffering is a form of learning
And believers should hold Christ as their model
For his yoke is easy and burden light
Christians should be patient in suffering and
persevere in prayer.
Some saints prayed for suffering for redemptive
purposes
Some civil rights leaders saw their goals could only
be achieved
Through sacrifice, suffering, and struggle
So suffering should be embraced for moral development
The best of us have known defeat, struggle, loss, and
suffering.
Then there are people that are liberators that free others
from bondage,
poverty, deprivation, and discrimination
Nelson Mandela, a black South African was an
anti-apartheid revolutionary.
His struggles have inspired people to rise to great
heights.
Such feats have resulted in victories for the equality
for all.
“Eternal Spirit, help people with their struggles to do
better in the world. Guide them to live
and see their goals come to fruition.”
Amen
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