People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
01691 – Letting Go of Suffering
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01438 – Jesus Understands Us
The person to whom we pray, the man we hope to follow, the one who is risen from the dead, understands us--because he lived a human life, and one that, particularly in his final week, was filled with suffering. from Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper...
01397 – Deep Listening Helps Others
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
00414 – Learning Who Jesus Is
He comes to us as one unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lake-side, he came to those men who knew him not. He speaks to us the same word: “Follow thou me!” and sets us to the tasks which he has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey him,...
00396 – Agony Filled Gethsemane
With the lingering taste of bread and wine, broken bread and empty cup, Jesus stared into the depths of the cup before him, the cup filled to the brim with suffering and death, even more, dereliction and abandonment. Agony filled Gethsemane. from A Scandalous...