September 14
Accepting Suffering
"Whoever wants to be my disciple must... take up their cross."
— Mark 8:34
Lord,
Suffering is part of life. Everyone carries their trials, their burdens, their crosses. The question is not avoiding all suffering but going through it with courage.
Help me accept my own trials. Not to seek them or glorify them, but to go through them with courage and dignity when they come. Suffering can transform if I don't passively endure it.
May I carry my cross without constantly complaining, but also without pretending it isn't heavy. May I find meaning even in trial.
Amen.
Suffering is part of life. Everyone carries their trials, their burdens, their crosses. The question is not avoiding all suffering but going through it with courage.
Help me accept my own trials. Not to seek them or glorify them, but to go through them with courage and dignity when they come. Suffering can transform if I don't passively endure it.
May I carry my cross without constantly complaining, but also without pretending it isn't heavy. May I find meaning even in trial.
Amen.
Reflection
What is your current cross? How can you carry it with more grace?
For all those who carry heavy crosses.
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