tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970837992982085839.post2687865645057176296..comments2023-04-01T03:02:22.211-07:00Comments on Still Point of the Turning World: The Cup We Drink with Jesus: our Suffering and our SalvationKatherine Ruchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693198824266887497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970837992982085839.post-39284480688273554742017-06-05T18:49:00.841-07:002017-06-05T18:49:00.841-07:00This is a difficult, important message. I have bee...This is a difficult, important message. I have been thinking about it for a few weeks now, unsure how to respond. There is one part of me that says, yes absolutely, we must accept our suffering as a means to our purification, maturity, and salvation. There's another part of me that says, on the contrary, suffering for a long time is just plain unhealthy, and we should not see it as something that will draw us to the Lord because it could destroy us. I also struggle a lot with believing that God causes suffering. Maybe that gets into some philosophical questions about God's nature and the difference between causing and allowing. I do think that God uses suffering for beautiful things--one of which is fellowship with Christ (not to mention with others who suffer). I am grateful, as always, for your clear & careful articulation.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646494808627521078noreply@blogger.com