Why Do We Suffer? Providence Podcast Episode
/Brokenness is real, but it is redeemable. As community, we can bring our woundedness together, owning our incompleteness, and drawing near each other. God is present when we come together in our brokenness, God who has chosen to be vulnerable too.
For Reflection:
When you think about suffering, your own or other people’s, do you attribute it to a cause? Why do you think people suffer?
When you reflect on hard times in your own life, how do you make meaning from it?
From the perspective of hindsight, what do times of struggle and suffering mean to you now?
Where is God for you in all of this?
* I’m using the Scrutiny Year A Readings for the 4th Week of Lent – it’s technical, I know, but at this point in Lent there are options for our readings if you’re Catholic.
By Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
Sister Leslie Keener, CDP is the director of God Space, a community-building spirituality ministry in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. She’s a Sister of Divine Providence with a Masters in Ministry and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Retreats from Creighton University. She directs retreats, meets with people for spiritual direction, and serves as the vocation director for her community. She also serves on the Board of Spiritual Directors International. She enjoys music, meaningful conversations, and dancing.