The scripture reading from today’s Morning Prayer:
We should be grateful to the Lord our God, for putting us to the test, as He did our forefathers. … Not for vengeance did the Lord put them in the crucible to try their hearts, nor has He done so with us. It is by way of admonition that He chastises those who are close to Him.
~ Judith 8:25-27
I find this passage very comforting… and I have found it to be quite true in my life. Sooner or later, in one way or another, suffering always draws me closer to God, and into a better, more abundant life.
(Note: For those who are not familiar with the book of Judith, it is one of the books of the deuterocanonicals (or apocrypha) that Catholics accept as holy scripture.)
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13 September 2011 at 6:36 AM
Faith Flaherty
Heather, I’d like to put your blog down as a Lay Dominican Link of Interest, in eLumen, the newsletter for the Eastern Province LFSD.
Re: feeling the blahs
That comes and goes. Keep up the good fight.
Veritas,
Mrs. Faith Flaherty, OP
Editor
eLumen, the Internet Newsletter
St. Joseph Province
13 September 2011 at 9:30 AM
Practicing Catholic
Hi Faith,
I would be honored to have my blog listed in eLumen! Thank you very much. Thank you also for your encouragement.
God bless you,
Heather
13 September 2011 at 5:39 PM
David Schram
nicely done Heather! Pax et Bonum!
16 September 2011 at 7:51 PM
Micah
You know, I had this thought: persevering through suffering is just like martyrdom, although in slow-motion, as it were. The martyrs “proper” just got it all over with in a relatively short time! It’s a strangely comforting thought to me, in line with the thought that life is given meaning by its being continuous with purgatory afterward, and eventual bona fide sainthood.
17 September 2011 at 3:02 AM
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