tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post1709876608559263545..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: A Discussion of Suffering and Desire - and Salvation and RedemptionPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-43854906517748212502012-10-31T21:45:51.283-04:002012-10-31T21:45:51.283-04:00Something else that I think about when I think abo...Something else that I think about when I think about these things is that in loving others, we deliberately open ourselves up to suffering. When those we love are hurting, so are we. By loving them we also open up our defenses and make ourselves vulnerable to being hurt by them when they act imperfectly. Love and suffering simply go hand in hand.<br /><br />And so a God of love must necessarily Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382259353348066309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-55308846387771618812012-10-31T12:44:36.269-04:002012-10-31T12:44:36.269-04:00I think in some ways it is about finding peace in ...I think in some ways it is about finding peace in what you have versus what you want, especially when the suffering comes from a loss. It doesn't matter if I'm at peace about who I am versus who I want to be if I'm still not at peace about something I want but that has been taken from me. In that case the suffering is real but is also something I can overcome with time and Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088835513981961640noreply@blogger.com