God Forbid

Sara Perla of Catholic University writes on the strange refusal of some Christians to accept suffering.

“None of us can know what may be asked of anyone else by God, and this includes our parents, spouses, children and friends. Lent is a wonderful time to focus our attention on our habits of thought or speech that could line up better with God’s than they currently do. So before we make comments about the future to the people we love, perhaps especially our children, we should make sure those comments focus on the only things that never change: God’s love for them and his plan to save them.”

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