Comments on: Shunning Suffering

By: Ariah Fine

Ariah Fine — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:59:52 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I think your examples are wonderful. We need to embrace all of life more. Especially Christians, we need to stop thinking like the world in a sustain youthful life at whatever cost, and rather embrace all aspects of it. thanks.

By: Anthony Wiebe

Anthony Wiebe — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:37:44 +0000

Too true. Suffering = Bad. Always.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:59:59 +0000

Ahh, Cam my friend

Great musings: we do try to meet every need ourselves with things that keep us distracted and numbed to the deeper realities of our soul.

St. John of the Cross… someone I guess I should read.

By: Cam Tucker

Cam Tucker — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:42:08 +0000

Meeting God in the desert seems to be his preferred venue. If I’m obsessed about getting out of there as quickly as possible, or convincing myself that I don’t live there, then how can God meet me in my need?

How will I learn to depend when I meet every need myself (placebo’s and numbing agents galore)?

St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of The Soul needs a reread; I still don’t really get it.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:43:22 +0000

Good connection Colin. Too true.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:29:10 +0000

Your words brought back to mind the passage in Acts 5 where the disciples have been brought before the religious rulers who are treating them as criminals for preaching in the name of Jesus. After having the disciples beaten prior to their release Luke writes, “And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name” (Acts 5:41). Those guys were either completely nuts, or there is some element of truth inherent to the gospel to which we are (I am) often blind.