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This was an article sent to me by a friend........ The Author is unknown
It has inspired my friend and lifted him many times.  I found the same result as I read these words.  Some how I found comfort in them.  It is my hope that you will to.

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To see the meaning in suffering we have to clear up some misconseptions about life and the role of human pain.  We often fall into a kind of ambush thinking, which sees life as someone or something who is out to get us!  Overly focused on our health and doubting our worth, we wrongly picture life as hiding along the path ready to spring out and punish us for our offenses we might not even be aware of.  We are tempted to see sickness and disaster as punishment for our human failure.  We must remember that life is never easy.  At times it is downright  unbearable but we are not in anyway to blame for the tragic circumstances that befall us, whatever they may be.

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Recognize that we live in an imperfect world.  How can a good person be stuck so horribly by such a debilitating disease?  How can thousands of good people be killed in natural disasters?  Ther are of course ways to approach this issue religiously but I would like for us to look at it logically.  We are humans and with that comes human ignorance, carelessness, or miscalculations.  Many of these accidents are caused by pure accidental nature that we humans are prone to.  The earth is much like a human in the fact that the astronomical and earthly atmospheric breakdowns can cause dysfunction that brings natural disasters.  The natural breakdown of our bodies leave us all susceptible to life altering and often life threatening illnesses.  It is simular to Russian Roulette as to: Who becomes ill and who stays healthy?  Who is involved in an accident and who isn't?  Who's home is lost in a natural disaster and who's isn't?  Of course the last thing one would do would be to prescribe illness just for the experience.  But if illness or misfortune happens, it forces one to think and to achieve a reconciliiation of the deepest and most stable kind.  BELIEVE THAT GOOD CAN COME FROM SUFFERING.  Our afflictions maybe something like discipline of a loving parent that is really for the childs own good.  With help from familyaand friends good can come out of our trials.

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Pain can purify and humanize the heart.  Even deep personal losses if we remain open to our loved ones presence in our lives this can be redemptive and lead us to deeper compassion and richer humanity.Honesty to us and our loved ones about our emotions is an important response to suffering.  Trusting that this sharing is not candy coated or anguish free.  Truthful sharing of our inner fears and turmoil we present ourselves to them as we are.   We tell them about our fear and our confusion, ouur anger, depression, and bitterness at having our plans threatened, or our dreams torn apart.  We tell them how hard it is to let go and trust that good can somehow rise out of ashes of defeat.  Sharing with them is not just good for us, but also good for the loved ones.  Opening up to them leaves them feeling safe to do the same with their feelings.  We ask for the patience to accept us with our flaws and all.   During our happy times and our sad ones.  In our dark moments we may not have an answer to riddle off suffering.  But we can render ourselves into the hands of those that love us.  They also may not have the answers we may seek, but they will faithfully walk us through the dark valley.  I have had times in my life when I faced personal darkness.  I could find no solution to a deep emotional distress. I found consolation in similar words of love and support from friends and family.

Trust in your friends and family with all your heart, on your own don't rely.  Don't wade the waters alone.  In all your ways be minful of their love, and they will be there for you.  They will help you find the straight paths.  Our best impulse in our moments of trial is to open ourselves to the good friend who walks with us in the struggle of our life.  Those friends can bring you a healing of emotions, that will be comforting and trusting to you.  As humans we will never make total sense out of the mystery of suffering.  But we cope with it most sensibly by participatingas actively as we can in the healing process, and by entrusting ourselves to the source of love, and wisdom of our family and friends.

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What  I get from this first is for us not to blame GOD for our misfortune.  The second thing is that GOD is already with us, walking us through our darkest dispair, so we need to have those that love us by our side as well.  We do need to ask GOD for his help and guidence along the paths of life, but we also need those whom we love and who love us to walk these paths by our side as well.  They further comfort us and may have their heart more attuned to the things we do not want to hear but need to.