This momentary light affliction is producing for us
an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
2 Corinthians 4:17
If we look at the course of a typical day, we would have to say that there are a lot of little ways we suffer. The sources of our suffering are people and circumstances. To be sure, suffering is not the only thing that characterizes our day; but it certainly is part of it.
In the verse above, St. Paul says that if, by the grace of God, we endure these little forms of suffering with patience, then they will contribute to our entrance into eternal life. How is this possible? Because when we cooperate with God's grace and endure suffering patiently, then God uses the suffering to increase the gift of love he placed within us in baptism; and this love merits heaven. Suffering, patiently endured, increases our love for God and neighbor.
In this Holy Week, let us seek God's strength to suffer patiently for our Lord as he did for us.
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