Sufferers need more than patronizing platitudes for comfort
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This blog post was originally published at circleofhope.net. I think you know that we’ve been saying that our suffering is not for nothing this Lent. It’s our theme for the season. But isn’t it a little grandiose to say that our suffering makes a difference? Someone recently told me it was a bit patronizing and presumptive, that when I say that our suffering makes a difference I am making an assumption about the fact that suffering can be useful, that it’s good, and that it has a place in our lives.
Sufferers need more than patronizing platitudes for comfort
Sufferers need more than patronizing…
Sufferers need more than patronizing platitudes for comfort
This blog post was originally published at circleofhope.net. I think you know that we’ve been saying that our suffering is not for nothing this Lent. It’s our theme for the season. But isn’t it a little grandiose to say that our suffering makes a difference? Someone recently told me it was a bit patronizing and presumptive, that when I say that our suffering makes a difference I am making an assumption about the fact that suffering can be useful, that it’s good, and that it has a place in our lives.