Suffering ... there seems to be a lot of it around doesn't there?
You don't have to look far to find it. It's on the news, in the papers, on the radio, in social media, may be just next door or even in our own homes!
Seeing as this unfortunate part of life visits us all at some time or another, what can we do to prepare ourselves for it? What can we learn from such adverse experiences?
I have noticed that suffering can affect us in different ways. Some grow weary, angry or nervous, while others going through something similar grow stronger, more patient and more confident.
How can this be?
Perhaps it all depends where we have our focus.
We live in a suffering world and without an upward look, and without the living God, our lives would be very bleak indeed!
A little while ago I heard a small motivational secular message about our attitude towards suffering and I had to pen down the following words which I felt were significant:
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