Suffering, Sacrifice, and the Way
I am seeing more and more each day how the small sacrifices and sufferings that we endure, that we give to God, are preparing our hearts, souls, and minds for the work of God.
Often when I have faced the challenge to sacrifice, I have faced it without hope. I wonder: how could there be good in this? It is also true, that I am often caught in that moment–as if it’s the only moment that has happened or will happen because it feels like that.
In my despair, I may turn inward and try to control or solve something that I can’t control or solve. The sacrifice that I am being called may be just that: to accept the circumstances as they are.