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Originally Posted by MarcoPolo View Post
I understand that. What I am asking is how do they experience peace in the “dark night.” In union with Christ on the Cross, do they not also cry out with Him, “God, why have You forsaken me?” And it seems to be an important part of theology that Christ spoke those words as He relied on His humanity. I am trying to understand where is the peace in the moment of suffering.
You can see in this thread that I understand somehow peace and joy is there in Christian suffering. But is there a way to understand how?
Dear MarcoPolo, I think I read in the catechism that joy is the joy of knowing God. It has nothing to do with emotions. It can accompany agony and pain. Regarding suffering in the world? There are no answers to that question save that it is the way of things here on earth. God is love and life. He doesn’t create suffering. Some say that He doesn’t intervene because of free will. But I’d like to think God is so vastly beyond any conceptualization that rather than try to answer that question, simply being one of those people who work to alleviate suffering however small… is being God on earth.
PS How the heck do you put a box around these quote things?
I understand that. What I am asking is how do they experience peace in the “dark night.” In union with Christ on the Cross, do they not also cry out with Him, “God, why have You forsaken me?” And it seems to be an important part of theology that Christ spoke those words as He relied on His humanity. I am trying to understand where is the peace in the moment of suffering.
You can see in this thread that I understand somehow peace and joy is there in Christian suffering. But is there a way to understand how?
Dear MarcoPolo, I think I read in the catechism that joy is the joy of knowing God. It has nothing to do with emotions. It can accompany agony and pain. Regarding suffering in the world? There are no answers to that question save that it is the way of things here on earth. God is love and life. He doesn’t create suffering. Some say that He doesn’t intervene because of free will. But I’d like to think God is so vastly beyond any conceptualization that rather than try to answer that question, simply being one of those people who work to alleviate suffering however small… is being God on earth.
PS How the heck do you put a box around these quote things?