What spoke to me in today’s Gospel was about suffering. Jesus showed his disciples that He must suffer greatly. Peter rebuked Him. Jesus said get out of my way you’re not thinking like God, you’re thinking like a human.
With that part of the Gospel I’ve come to believe even more that the act of accepting suffering is divine. A life of embracing suffering is a life full of the divine One. I think when we embrace suffering we participate in His greatness and His divinity. It’s because satan does not want me to become more divine, more like God! Satan really is smart, to disguise suffering as something so dreadful, tiring and agonizing. It’s no wonder I’m tempted so much to avoid and run away from suffering to choose comfort and what’s easier. But what a beautiful path the Lord has shown us, where divinity awaits us in suffering. What a challenge it is to become holy, to embrace suffering every moment of every day, to take up my cross daily! But I guess it’s only expected from a divine challenge, right? Hahaha!
House of Gold, pray for us
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