Dec 7 reflection: Suffering and Nourishment!
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7th December 2024
St Ambrose
Suffering has traditionally been explained by many ancient and religious beliefs as God’s punishment for the sins of one’s past life or those of one’s ancestors! But Jesus came to reveal to us that God is love. Suffering, as God’s punishment, is therefore contradictory to the very nature of God.
Isaiah, in today’s first reading, presents to his people a novel understanding of suffering. Just as ‘bread’ and ‘water’ are necessary for bodily nourishment, so is suffering for spiritual nourishment. Like water quenches thirst, suffering also quenches one’s ceaseless desire for material acquisitions, which is the cause of most unhappiness. Isaiah thus explains that through their suffering, God has been strengthening his people to cope with the difficulties of life.
In the Gospel, Jesus commissions his disciples to reach out to ease the suffering of the multitudes.
Can we thank God for the occasions of suffering that have ‘nourished’ us?
This reflection is courtesy the Archdiocese of Bombay and its communication center - the Archdiocese of Mumbai Charitable Foundation.
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