In this work I will talk on Human Suffering. We will define Human Suffering and Why we have Human Suffering. I was searching for a book by a classic author in Russia; a priest recommended this book; well, you need to know the spelling of the author's name to find their stuff.
I thought, I've kind of wrote on Human Suffering; we all go through suffering that cause us great pain in our soul and heart; we always wonder if it's evil or good.
In Venerable Pope John Paul II's work on human suffering; we find out; we can use our suffering by lifting it up to Jesus on the Cross. If you are hungry; which is a type of suffering but when it's time for fasting; and can't eat between meals; offer it up.
The different types of sicknesses, injuries, human unjustice; abortion, doctor assisted killing or mercy killing, contraception, mass murder, attacking harmless and peaceful Christians while at Mass. All these unjustices in the world is grave human suffering.
Our own human suffering; where love ones die or on their death bed; but you know from God; that they aren't ready; but they won't call for a priest or accept him.
When our pets die; which causes us suffering; because the pets have become close to us; some people allow the pets to become part of the family nearly make them human. So, when they die or hurt or sick; we feel sorrow for them.
All this sorrow and suffering; therapists say all this suffering is not good; they want you to give up all this suffering. But, how do we get purified? Through suffering; through the fires of Purgatory; makes the soul purified. The sufferings on earth; can become Purgatory on earth; which the Little Flower says to do; do Purgatory on earth.
Suffering is a good; but it comes from a evil; but through that evil; comes a good. Perfect example: look at the Crucifix; the greatest evil; nailing God to the cross and killing Him; but the good is Him destroying death and rising from the dead.
Human Suffering is our cross that we must carry each day until we are called home to Heaven.
CHAPTER ONE
DEFINING HUMAN SUFFERING
"Suffering Means: the state or experience one goes through."
Human Suffering is when a human being is hurt, sick or tortured. When a human being is killed or attacked for no reason; but of faith; as in Iraq and Egypt right now; that is human suffering or better yet; Abortion and so called "mercy killings."
Human suffering is something not be wasted; as the world says suffering is nothing important and throws it aside. But, how long has human suffering been among us? Ever since the fall of Man. It has been there at the beginning and been used by God to show a greater good comes out of human suffering.
Now, how can a greater good come from human suffering that is always passed away or thrown in the trash as something useless. But, Human Suffering is not useless as we see through Scripture; poor Job; God allowed the devil to do all that evil and Job lost everything; but Job was faithful to God. Yes, he complained; and God asked Job about creation.
When Job lost his farm, crop, livestock, kids, wife, everything; the devil wanted Job to deny God and say something false about God; but Job stayed faithful to Job and God rewarded Job by giving him 100 fold more than what he lost for being faithful.
When we are going through Human Suffering; we are to give up our suffering to Jesus on the Cross to take part in redemptive suffering. Our Blessed Mother went through that with her Son at the Cross.
Human Suffering is no joking matter; because of all these serious issues; either war, floods, illness, food growth become low, water level become low, different Human Sufferings are important and can be used for a greater good; there is a sense of evil there; but if we give it up to Jesus on the Cross; Human Suffering becomes redemptived work through Jesus.
CHAPTER TWO
WHY IS THERE HUMAN SUFFERING?
This is a normal question we have asked for thousands; millions of year. Why Human Suffering? We must look back at the beginning at the fall. When Adam and Eve sinned; that stained all of us until the end of time; which we do not know when and where. No one knows; Only the Father knows that answer.
Human Suffering: when I was sick in the hospital and had my gallbladder removed; because it literally wasn't in it's proper shape but bigger and gross; as the doctor told me; they couldn't believe I went through grade school, middle school and two years of high school; but finally it was removed.
The stitches were a pain; because of the school chairs with built in desks; rubbed on them; it was painful and painful to move for a while; but after a while taking it easy; I was back throwing my body around in playing sports in the Physical Education class. All the bumps and bruises; head injuries from those days; it was human suffering and very painful.
From removing the gallbladder came illnesses; which would come very easily now. This is human suffering; a form of human suffering each person goes through in their own way. Human suffering comes from the fall and we have to deal with it.
The Little Flower said we should do Purgatory on earth; which we should; because our goal is to get to Heaven; not Purgatory. Purgatory is gift of God's Mercy; because nothing un-clean shall enter Heaven and there will be a little pain in Purgatory; literally ripping the sins from our soul by the fire of God's Love purging our soul.
Thank God for Purgatory if it is needed.
CHAPTER THREE
WHAT IS REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING?
"Redemptive suffering is the Roman Catholic belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or for the sins of another. Like an indulgence, redemptive suffering does not gain the individual forgiveness for their sin; forgiveness results from God’s grace, freely given through Christ, which cannot be earned. After one's sins are forgiven, the individual's suffering can reduce the penalty due for sin."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redemptive_suffering
With Human Suffering, as I have said; it doesn't have to be wasted as the world thinks of it; but it can be used by offering it up in union with the Passion of Jesus on the Cross, it takes away time to serve for the sins we have committed. We have penalty with each sin we commit; and in Purgatory we serve that penalty and pay back every cent as Jesus says we are to do in Scripture.
We will not step foot into Heaven until each cent is paid back; which means timed served in Heaven.
If we suffer much on earth and lift it up in union with the Passion of Jesus; we could do this on earth while we are living. The Little Flower did this and I think most saints also did this too; because, they suffered much in their life for Christ's sake.
Do not be afraid of Human Suffering; yes it starts out evil and wonder why this happens to me; well; it happens because God allows it and to bring a greater good out of that evil. Whatever evil or suffering that you are going through; remember; God is more powerful and will bring you out of it and after you come out of it; this goodness will be overflowing.
When God's goodness is over flowing in your life after such evil that was taking place; you will know what God's love is and how much He loves you. You will find out; that God never left you and never does; He is always there through all the sufferings we go through.
Redemptive Suffering, brings the greater good out of that evil of human suffering. How, by lifting it up in union with the Passion of Jesus and Jesus taking it and using it to remove the penalty from the sins we or someone else has committed. If we do this every time we are in pain; this could purify us; as the saints have proven.
God bless
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