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Amac1
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The concept of offering up suffering is fairly new to me.
I have been wondering… can we offer up suffering if the suffering is something we do to ourselves, and know it’s going to happen before it happens.
I’ll give a few simple every day examples…
Are these examples acceptable ways of “offering suffering”, or is it only suffering that God sets on us, that we don’t plan ourselves, and we don’t foresee happening that counts?
Thanks.
I have been wondering… can we offer up suffering if the suffering is something we do to ourselves, and know it’s going to happen before it happens.
I’ll give a few simple every day examples…
- A period of abstinence or fasting offered up for Holy souls in advance.
- When experiencing a difficult workout, eg a 5k race, marathon, or just trying to cycle up that difficult hill. During that difficulty, can we think “ok this is tough, but I will offer this up for priests…” (just an example).
- For someone with a phobia of public speaking, having to give a talk at work and thinking “ok I will do this, and offer up the discomfort to pray for those affected by coronavirus”.
Etc etc.
Are these examples acceptable ways of “offering suffering”, or is it only suffering that God sets on us, that we don’t plan ourselves, and we don’t foresee happening that counts?
Thanks.