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Silent and hidden suffering! Silence is the atmosphere that surrounds pain – there was silence on Calvary. When we complain, when we seek relief and consolation, we lose what makes suffering most valuable. Let us not squander this precious grace.
Every person has to open the shackles of suffering, for as long as we remain tied to ourselves we are unable to move. Once we have let go of everything, there will be no shackles any more. The one who loves “does not suffer“ any longer. Most likely however, we will suffer as long as we live; yet our suffering will diminish as our love of God increases.
Merciful Jesus, Sister Zdenka did not lose the inner security of your presence in the midst of pain. For that reason she was able to bear human torture heroically. Help us, at her intercession, to bear the suffering and burdens of life with loving surrender, and in the hope of meeting you in glory, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
