“Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with his presence.” Paul Claudel
The mystery of suffering
The gift your smile
“It was only a sunny smile,
and little it cost in the giving,
but like morning light
it scattered the night
and made the day
worth living.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The gift of “your” smile!
Reality is messy
“Reality is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect.” – C.S Lewis
Forming your will power for Jesus!
Trust in God!
“Trust God, see all, nor be afraid.” Robert Browning
Trusting in God!
Never give up!
Consoling others
“‘But please, please—won’t you—can’t you give me something that will cure Mother?’ Up till then he had been looking at the Lion’s great feet and the huge claws on them; now, in his despair, he looked up at its face. What he saw surprised him as much as anything in his whole life. For the tawny face was bent down near his own and (wonder of wonders) great shining tears stood in the Lion’s eyes. They were such big, bright tears compared with Digory’s own that for a moment he felt as if the Lion must really be sorrier about his Mother than he was himself. ‘My son, my son,’ said Aslan. ‘I know. Grief is great. Only you and I in this land know that yet. Let us be good to one another.‘”
CS Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew