Tag Archives: Suffering
Suffering: Weekly Summary
Suffering can make us very bitter and cause us to shut down, or it can make us wise, compassionate, and utterly open. Continue Reading Suffering: Weekly Summary
Dazzling Darkness
Mystics see through a lens of paradox: dazzling darkness, beautiful wound, the longing that is the remedy for longing. Continue Reading Dazzling Darkness
Stay Where the Pain Is
Mature religion always teaches some form of contemplation—to break our addiction to egoic, disconnected thinking. Continue Reading Stay Where the Pain Is
Let Go and Let God
There are times when life becomes infinitely more tolerable if the burden is shared with a God who loves me. Continue Reading Let Go and Let God
Opening a Doorway
If we do not transform our pain, we will surely transmit it to those around us and even to the next generation. Continue Reading Opening a Doorway
Love and Suffering
Love and suffering are the primary spiritual teachers more than any Bible, church, sacrament, or minister. Continue Reading Love and Suffering
Following Christ Crucified
Surrendering his life out of love for creation, Jesus somehow places himself in solidarity with all suffering. Continue Reading Following Christ Crucified
God Surrenders to Us in Love
God does not hold back and wait until we get things right; rather, God loves us where we are and as we are. Continue Reading God Surrenders to Us in Love