On Suffering

On Suffering

on sufferingIf I have not been in pain, He has not relieved me.
If I have not been sad, He has not lifted my heart to heaven.
If I have not been reviled, He has not comforted me.
If I have not been abandoned, He has not come to me.
If I have not been broken, He has not healed me.
If I have not been lost, He has not shown me the way.
If I have not been in sin, He has not redeemed me.
If I have not been without a friend, He has not walked beside me.
If I have not mourned, He has not comforted me.
If I have not been betrayed, He has not restored me.
If I have not been in chains, He has not set me free.
If I have not wept, He has not dried my tears.
If I have not been in the depths of darkness, He has not brought me into the Light.
If I have not suffered, I have not known Him.

 

This was written by Dan Burke.

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Art for this post “On Suffering”: Las lágrimas de San Pedro (The Tears of Saint Peter), Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), unknown date, PD-US author’s life plus 100 years or less, Wikimedia Commons.

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Dan Burke

Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses. Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com. In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church. Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.
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