If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally - every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.
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In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ.
When you are in the midst of suffering you are looking for someone to be Jesus to you. You are looking for someone to love you and help take care of you, and reach out to you.
Every merciful act to the needy, the suffering, is as though done to Jesus.
When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.
Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.
The Savior has suffered not just for our iniquities but also for the inequality, the unfairness, the pain, the anguish, and the emotional distresses that so frequently beset us.
Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
Suffering is part of the divine idea.
Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you to stop suffering.
In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn't get squeamish about it.
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