In coming to grips with suffering, a Catholic should bear in mind both Jas 1:2, “Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials” and verse 17,”Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” Because we have this eternal Father we can have an eternal perspective that arises from the eternal goal that awaits us.
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