READING Judith 8:25-27
We should be grateful to the Lord our God, for putting us to the test, as he did our forefathers. Recall how he dealt with Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and all that happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia while he was tending the flocks of Laban, his mother’s brother. Not for vengeance did the Lord put them in the crucible to try their hearts, nor has he done so with us. It is by way of admonition that he chastises those who are close to him.
Too often people turn from God because of life situations that test their belief, or make life hard. The sickness or loss of a loved one, the loss of income and trying to cope, accusations or wrong decisions. Many times, these instances cause one to question God's existence or just ponder, why bother. But God is a merciful God. God allows us to grow on our own letting us work our way through the sickness and trials and deaths of this world. Just as a good parent lets a child learn through mistakes, even though the desire to rescue or help the child is there, God allows us to grow from these events.
The easy response is to shut down. There is no God. Life is not worth living. How will I go on?
But we must go on. If we just give up and dwell in our sadness, insecurity, fear and doubt, then life does become worthless. I spoke at mass this weekend and told the children to turn the me in our life upside down and make it we. If one dwells in the me, then one will only have the me as support, but when one lives in the we, support, friendship, love and life abounds. The desire to go on exists and the want to continue bears more fruit.
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