Saturday, February 12, 2011

No One Cries the Wrong Way

I recently started reading No One Cries the Wrong Way:  Seeing God Through Tears.  Although much of the book focuses on the death of a loved one, it has an entire section on dealing with suffering.  It is a good reminder that God doesn't cause suffering.  Also, since infertility is a type of loss and does cause grief, I have found the segment on dealing with grief helpful.  I think that because this book doesn't focus on infertility, I am able to ponder how my suffering fits in with the rest of the world's.  There's a lot of pain out there.  It makes me wonder how many people are hurting so deeply, yet they are unable to talk about it.  It makes me want to love my neighbor more completely.  Just as many aren't aware of the suffering I have been experiencing, I do not know of theirs.  I cannot let my pain cut me off from the rest of the world.

2 comments:

  1. your last line really resonates with me. i've been immune to others suffering for too long and i really feel like this part of my life is giving me a good chance to reconnect to those who suffer in other ways besides infertility too.

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  2. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Father talked about the corporal works of mercy a couple weekends ago. I think addressing them holds the key to a lot of people's healing. I have always found that when I take the focus off of me and do these corporal works, I have more gratitude and less sadness.

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