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Tag Archives: Suffering

The Fisher King

The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go into ourselves and take responsibility for what’s there. Continue Reading The Fisher King

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

The Sign of Jonah

We seldom go freely into the belly of the beast. Continue Reading The Sign of Jonah

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

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