He also did so with the purpose of giving meaning to the sufferings we endure. Jesus, that is, God himself, did not exempt himself from entering into the hell of human suffering. He humbled ...

A description of Jehohanan's death would be helpful toward imaging Jesus' suffering since both were crucified by the Romans in the same century and not far from the walls of Jerusalem. The lower ...

Jesus embraced suffering and showed us that love can overcome every kind of suffering. In his apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris, Pope St. John Paul II writes: “Human suffering evokes ...

Only the later writer would bring a report about Jesus' suffering that has the semblance of the report of the actual events, one after another, that happened. One could, for example, imagine that ...

Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to all those who have lost their lives, homes and sense of security, “ Asia Area ...

In 2 Timothy Paul says, “Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus” (2:3). Following this Paul speaks of his imprisonment for the preaching of the Gospel, “the gospel ...

Lenten habits of voluntary suffering—what Christians have long called “mortification”—help us to imitate Jesus and join in his work. Growing up as a Methodist, the church calendar oriented ...

Helping - Christians should follow Jesus’ example in life. This means that they should help those who are suffering. Jesus’ message here is that by ignoring a sick or hungry person ...

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