Suffering alone with God

There are seasons in life when a man must stand alone with God. He either believes or not. This crisis of raw faith, applied to concrete problems that can seem hopeless humanly speaking, is a burning, a testing, an agony. Even those who love you most may not understand or appreciate your sufferings through no fault of their own. God grant us that these trials are both short and fruitful for our salvation. May we say with St. Paul, "when I am weak, then I am strong [in Christ]."

Originally posted 25 October 2012



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