"We fail to see the place of suffering in the broader scheme of things. We fail to see that suffering is an inevitable dimension of life. Because we have lost perspective, we fail to see that unless one is willing to accept suffering properly, he or she is really refusing to continue in the quest for maturity. To refuse suffering is to refuse personal growth." -Henri J. M. Nouwen
to be willing to accept suffering properly... just how does one do that? What does that mean? I mean, really, what does that mean?
I'm miserable. This really sucks. I want to get up and fold laundry or vacuum or get something done. Damn, this is so hard. I know well how to suffer poorly, but I don't know what it means to suffer properly.
I feel like I'm eroding. My topsoil is washing away.
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I love your honesty. Hopefully in the eroding and washing away of "topsoil," God is revealing new, wonderful things!
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