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Wednesday, March 3, 2010, St. Katharine Drexel
Jeremiah 18:18-20, Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16, Matthew 20:17-28
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LEARNING TO SUFFER
"They will turn Him over to the Gentiles, to be made sport of and flogged
and crucified." —Matthew 20:19
God's word shows us ways to react to suffering and pain.
* Jeremiah resisted not only his sufferings, but also those who caused
them (Jer 18:19-21). This reaction to suffering is usually sinful and
vindictive. Sometimes it is good to resist those who cause our sufferings.
We hold them accountable in order to help them because we love them.
However, we must always remember that our battle is not against people,
but demons (Eph 6:12).
* Some people try to escape from suffering. They deny the reality that
suffering is an almost inevitable part of life. This makes matters worse
and prevents them from building up the Church through suffering (see Col
1:24).
* Another reaction to suffering is throwing a "pity party." Wallowing
in pity, we neither accept suffering nor remove it (see Jon 4:1-3, 8).
* We can also react to suffering by resisting and removing it. This is
often the right reaction to suffering. Jesus did this when He healed the
sick. We also resist and remove suffering when we heal or care for the
sick and oppressed.
* Finally, Jesus' reaction to such sufferings as persecution,
rejection, and self-sacrifice is to freely choose these redemptive
sufferings and make them the most powerful expressions of love possible
(see Mt 20:18).
In this Lent, may we let Jesus teach us how to suffer by being formed into
the pattern of His death (Phil 3:10).
Prayer: Father, may my joy be in proportion to my share in Christ's
sufferings (1 Pt 4:13).
Promise: "Such is the case with the Son of Man Who has come, not to be
served by others, but to serve, to give His own life as a ransom for the
many." —Mt 20:28
Praise: St. Katharine shared her wealth and her faith with those who had
neither.
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