Understanding the Merits of Suffering

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta explains the merits of suffering so well. She writes: "your suffering is a great means of love, if you make use it, especially if you offer it for peace in the world. Suffering in and of itself is useless, but suffering that is shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift and a sign of love. Christ's suffering proved to be a gift, the greatest of all, because through His suffering our sins were atoned for. Suffering, pain, humiliation, feelings of loneliness, are nothing but the kiss of Jesus, a sign that He has come so close that He can kiss you."



How beautiful is that?! I will try to write my own thoughts on suffering at a later time but I thought her words are too good to pass up.