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“May this suffering serve to awaken compassion,”
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Finally, suffering is almost a prerequisite if we are going to be of much use to other people, especially when they go through their own trials.
Timothy Keller • Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
Suffering | No mud no lotus
Tijn Tjoelker • 6 cards
In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
It is as if we lived in a world where only diamonds could be used to put out a fire. In this alternate universe, fires are easy to start and break out everywhere, but water, which is as common there as here, won’t put them out. Only diamonds, which are just as rare as on Earth, will put out a fire. Only a very few unique individuals are capable of
... See moreBarry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
Innocent human suffering provides an occasion for deeper dependency and trust in God, either on the part of the sufferer or those around him. Of course, whether God’s purpose is achieved through our suffering will depend on our response. Do we respond with anger and bitterness toward God, or do we turn to Him in faith for strength to endure?
William Lane Craig • On Guard
All of these “life meanings” can be achieved not only in spite of suffering but through it.