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Thank you for visiting this page. I began this as an effort for all those who are tired and weary in life's battled to come and rest by still waters and be inspired, encouraged, and nourished by other Christians on the journey heavenward.. Feel free to add your posts, links and encouragement on the spiritual walk of life. God Bless you all, and Thank you for your prayerful support for all those who ask for a help in that manner.



For all those who pray, we all need a resting place where we rest beside still waters for the Lord to refill our soul. Rejuvenation and renewing our minds, hearts, souls, and nourishing our bodies and spirits will enable us to continue on the journey. We are all heaven bound

This is a new journey of faith that is open to all my prayer warriors on my prayer team for not only my parish of La Virgen De Guadalupe Catholic Church, but for all those who have joined us in the effort of prayer and sacrifice.



Sunday, August 3, 2014

Prayer and Suffering

Prayer and Suffering

Christianity is unique among the religions of the world in giving a rational and adequate explanation of suffering. In fact, it goes beyond giving a strong motive for suffering, this motive being the fact that God became man in the person of Jesus Christ. Those who love Christ are to love the whole Christ, the child of Bethlehem and the naked, condemned criminal on Calvary, the Christ in the manger and on the cross.  Those who love God, therefore, on Christian terms, do not or should not run away from suffering. If anything, they expect it, and for nineteen centuries they have not been disappointed. In every age and in every stage of their passage through time, the experience of Christians has been a share in the experience of Christ which includes joy and peace, of course, but also and emphatically includes suffering.   Our focus in the present reflections, however, is more particular. We wish to look at two cardinal mysteries - the mystery of prayer and the mystery of suffering.  Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.




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