Knowing suffer...

Knowing suffer


In the cathedral of Reims is a real angel
singular: shredded, destroyed, streaked
scars and wounds. With the passage of time
is out of a wing, but
amazing what this angel is that despite
all injuries, smiles as he looks at.

Jesus teaches us to smile from our
suffering, namely carry like Him
According to the Gospel, Christ through towns
and villages, teaching, and healing every disease
and disease, spread his fame, and brought him
all suffering any harm:
the attack of various diseases
and pains, demoniacs, epileptics
and the paralyzed, all healed (Mt 8,16).

People admired him and exclaimed:
"Everything was right: the deaf
does hear and the mute speak "(Mk 7:37).
Jesus, by his presence, peace sowed,
the good, love. The pain, hatred and evil
departed from Him

But Jesus knew in his flesh the rejection
and betrayal. In times of suffering cried
God: "Father, let this cup pass from me" (Lk 22:42).
In his spirit felt not only the abandonment of their own,
but to God. Therefore, from the cross cried
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mt 27.46).

The human being is revealed against suffering
and asks: Why did that happen
this to me? Not fair! But it's good
not stop there, no progress nothing
to complain, nor anticipates nothing
to blame, accept reality,
and forgiveness offered by the Lord releases
of all guilt and nightmares.

The fear of what might happen paralyzes
the person to trust God.
One of the best recipes for any
Suffering is trust Him, abandoned
in the hands of the Father, He has promised
take care and be with us until
the end of our day, whatever happens.

What is suffering?
C. S. Lewis said that "pain is the speaker
of God to a deaf world. " God wants
speak, but the pleasure, spring life,
the triumphs ... prevent us from listening.

Indeed, many people face a difficulty,
a disease, a limitation, has changed
the course of his life using all energies
on projects that truly worthwhile.
Pain makes us pay attention
to the essential and important.

"Things that hurt, teach" (B. Franklin).
Suffering can play an important role
growth in humans.

Faith, prayer, patience, joy,
hope and looking to the sky
can help us to accept our suffering.

Knowing suffer and have
the soul strong and tanned
what matters is to know.
The science of suffering
is the science of life.
There is no way to know suffering
pain with fortitude,
to see combat.
That pain is the best
live teaching. (J. M. Pemán).

P. Eusebio Gómez Navarro OCD