So I wanted to do a video or blog post on suffering- though it can be a difficult topic to bring up. It is a very real thing, and I'm not going to try and make dealing with it to be a lofty breeze. For it is the undesired things that make life difficult, aren't they? It can take many forms, whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual. In fact, it is hard to fathom the struggle of a loved on, unless we ourselves are undergoing it as well, right?
We just had celebrated the Miracle of the Sun, a sign given by Our Lady of Fatima to the three children. She asked them if they would be willing to suffer, for the conversion of sinners- and suffer, they did. I watched a video on the apparitions on October 13, to commemorate the miracle and the lives of these seers. It reminded me of how to suffer, especially when I might be misunderstood by others.
What can I do with my suffering? How can I better endure it with patience and love? We all have suffered in some way, whether now or in the past. It is part of the fall of Adam and Eve, a consequence for sinning.
Whatever you may be going through, always believe- from the depths of your heart- that you are not alone. Jesus walks alongside you, and His Immaculate Mother is cheering you on. They have been there, while on earth. And we don't have to suffer while feeling isolated and rejected. In whatever form the suffering comes, they are right there with us, in it.
Onward, fellow Christian. Let us endure the good fight together, knowing that we are not alone!
