If we are to follow the Jesus who suffered with us and bled for us, we too must suffer. We must hold the dying in our arms. We must shed tears for hungry stomachs, trafficked children, and wandering souls. This is what He wants for us. It's the reason we are called to lay down our nets and take up our crosses to pursue the Suffering Servant. And it's the one thing we will avoid at all costs. It is not enough to feel bad. Religion to me, has always been the routine of feeling guilty for all the things we should do but don't. We must act. This is where life happens, where we begin to participate in our stories. This is when we awaken. Not on the sidelines; not on the outside looking in. Life is lived right in the midst of all this mess. Incidentally, that's where mercy and the miraculous are found. That's where flowers begin to grow again. Jeff Goins
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  2. What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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  4. Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can. - Dodie Smith
  5. It is that we are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love, never no helplessly unhappy as when we have lost our loved object of its love. - Sigmund Freud
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  1. I have realized that whatever good comes to me, comes from God, whatever bad comes to me, God has allowed it, and I choose to be thankful for both.
  2. I used to think that your calling was about doing something good in this world. Now I understand it’s about becoming someone good–and letting that goodness impact the world around you.
  3. Discomfort is the sign, you are on right track.
  4. It's time, friends. Time to give back. Time to step out and risk more than we want. Time to dream dreams bigger than we imagined. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Time to mourn with those who mourn, to bring beauty where there are ashes, to announce a new...
  5. If you're "one in a million", and the world is full of seven billion people, that means there are seven thousand people just like you.
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