Most of us who have been Catholic for any good length of time have been advised at one point or another to “offer it up”. That is, to join your sufferings with the the suffering Christ and let Him make it redemptive and transforming - a source of grace for yourself and the world.
And it’s true: knowing that no suffering is without value in this life gives a great deal of hope. Hope desperately needed when the pain feels pointless and awful. But it’s not enough to tell someone to “offer it up.”
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March 2017
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