Following The Truth: Appreciating The Gift Of Suffering (Catholic or Open)

CatholicLane.com ^ | Feb 16, 2011 | Gary Zimak

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1. Everyone has some form of suffering in their lives.
2. All earthly suffering is temporary and will come to an end.

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Gary Zimak is the founder of Following The Truth Ministries (http://www.followingthetruth.com), a lay apostolate created to assist Catholics in learning more about their Faith. He is a regular guest on EWTN Radio’s “Son Rise Morning Show”, Ave Maria Radio’s “Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo” and appears frequently on several other Catholic radio programs.  In addition to writing for CatholicLane. Mr. Zimak hosts a daily program on BlogTalkRadio and posts frequently on his blog, Facebook and Twitter.  He is a member of Catholics United For The Faith and the Knights of Columbus and resides in New Jersey.

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[erod]

Thanks for the post I was laid off today, this helps.

[Salvation]

Ptayers for you as you look for a new job.

Christmas time, eh? sounds like that employer has no heart at all.

[yldstrk]

Oh I am so sorry. that is absolutely lousy. I wish God would get us all jobs immediately

[kitkat]

Prayers for you to find a new job soon.

[STD]

I suffer from chronic unrelenting burning pain in my trunk and lower extremities. It's from a spinal tumor. It burns like fire all the time. I can't sleep until every third day from exhaustion. I take pills that help somewhat, but it always hurts.

Thanks for posting this article.

Agape, Love

[sayuncledave]

You will both be in my prayers tonight. God bless you.

[Salvation]

Prayers for you to find a job too.

[Tax-chick]

By not identifying these minor inconveniences as forms of suffering, we miss many opportunities to offer them up.

By identifying these minor inconveniences as "suffering," we fail to recognize the irrationality of placing ourselves at the center of all the basic operations of reality.

[erod]

Thank you for your prayers. :)

[erod]

Its very lousy I feel so low today, like a failure, but I know God will help me I’m still young, 28, the economy will get better ill find a new job.

[erod]

Thanks :)

[Gerish]

I think what many people do not understand is that sometimes life is rotten, and God permits it. Whether it be a broken arm or a broken heart, God will bring good out of it. Once we accept this hard reality, our response to use this suffering as a means of growing in holiness and Christ-like can bring even greater good.

[erod]

Ironically I was employed by a Catholic company, my very devout boss, decided to let me go a day before the Christmas party. Not a nice person and very heartless.

I’m not bitter towards God and the Church I still love them with all my heart. But I wish my trial will end shortly if it’s His will.

[erod]

You are in my prayers FRiend.

[yldstrk]

wow, if you are a conservative in Chicago, I would definitely keep my cards close to the vest.

In my case, I am free lancing, but my last ‘job” for the state, I could not say anything about my political views because I was in the vast minority and even saying anything about my Christian beliefs was problematic because I was working for a non Judeao/non Christian who thought Christianity was ridiculous

[erod]

The one thing that sucks about losing my job is that in the company I could be as conservative and Christian as I wanted to be because it was part of the company culture. I’m going to miss that because I don think I’ll find a business like that again. Otoh this may be for the best.