Darkness

It’s said that darkness is the absense of light. However how are we suppose to know its light without the darkness? And what really is the point of light if we do not have a way to use it?

I think we all can relate to anyone of those stories in the article written by Professor Corrigan. Each one of us can relate to pain and suffering. For me, it was the loss of my grandpa that I connected with. However, my pain was different than the pain of our Professor. And it’s pretty amazing how even though we all hurt, we all hurt differently. No matter if our situations seem the same, each story is different. Each pain more painful to one than it is to the other.

I guess, even if it is cliche and empty wording, there is a consistent love we can run to. A love that is the same for everyone even if the pain is different. Perfect, infinite love to our finite problems of pain and misfortune. We view this Love sometimes as empty wording to a situation that seems to be so far deep in trouble because we can’t see how love can be in pain. 

Which makes me wonder:

Why do we hurt then? Why is the pain so unbearable at times? Its because we love that pain is the way it feels. If we hated everyone and was apathetic towards life, wouldn’t that pain become numb? If we loved life and appreciated everything though, the pain would be worse because we would be in a more vulnerable position. Depending on the ammount of love we use and gather is a big variable in the problem to pain.

Random thoughts on the abyssal amount of pain to one’s thought. 

I just know though that there is more to the words we speak to someone when we say that God loves them or that it’s in God’s will or anything pertaining to God that seems cliche and effortless. There is more to the Lord’s love that we sometimes dismiss because we are too caught up in our pain. However, just because we are in pain does not make God’s love any less powerful. It might seem like it’s effortless and redundant when we say we are praying but it isn’t. And the more that we believe in it, the more that we will feel His love. And the smaller amount of pain we go through.

I imagine Paul and all his trials. However, how could he keep living the difficult life full of pain and misfortune? It was beacause of God’s Love - this ever present, abounding, endless love - that he was able to finish the race.