Describe A Significant Period Of Suffering
1. Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering?
- I recently suffered the loss of someone I love deeply. My great aunt, who had Down syndrome, had a great impact in my life and her death shocked me to the core. I grew up with her, having her as a friend and she being one of the most important persons in my life. When I was 15 years old I moved to a different city, but that didn’t separate me from her since we use to spend summers, breaks, or Christmas together. On 2014 I moved here to the U.S, which physically separated us but we would still be on touch thanks to video-calls. Sadly, she passed away on May this year which took me by surprise, and still makes me suffer because I wasn’t able to see her one last time. Although I would never completely recover from her death, I am able to find comfort in prayer and memories. I know that God has a purpose for each of us, and I couldn’t be more grateful for having the chance of loving her. I …show more content…
Imagine that a close friend has just suffered through a great personal loss (death of a loved one, natural disaster, disease, job loss, divorce, or a broken relationship) and your friend asks you why God would let such a terrible thing happen. How would you respond to your friend?
- In the past, a friend of mine did ask why God allows evil and suffering in the world. I answered that it is not God’s fault that we suffer because many times we make mistakes that lead to tragedies. She asked me, what about natural disasters? and I told her that God never commanded us to build our cities where they are located. Also, I told her that God loves us and that all suffering has a greater purpose and meaning in our life. Now I will probably add that through suffering we get closer to God and we get a sense of dependence on Him. 5. How might the problem of evil and suffering lead one to the conclusion that absolutes
- I recently suffered the loss of someone I love deeply. My great aunt, who had Down syndrome, had a great impact in my life and her death shocked me to the core. I grew up with her, having her as a friend and she being one of the most important persons in my life. When I was 15 years old I moved to a different city, but that didn’t separate me from her since we use to spend summers, breaks, or Christmas together. On 2014 I moved here to the U.S, which physically separated us but we would still be on touch thanks to video-calls. Sadly, she passed away on May this year which took me by surprise, and still makes me suffer because I wasn’t able to see her one last time. Although I would never completely recover from her death, I am able to find comfort in prayer and memories. I know that God has a purpose for each of us, and I couldn’t be more grateful for having the chance of loving her. I …show more content…
Imagine that a close friend has just suffered through a great personal loss (death of a loved one, natural disaster, disease, job loss, divorce, or a broken relationship) and your friend asks you why God would let such a terrible thing happen. How would you respond to your friend?
- In the past, a friend of mine did ask why God allows evil and suffering in the world. I answered that it is not God’s fault that we suffer because many times we make mistakes that lead to tragedies. She asked me, what about natural disasters? and I told her that God never commanded us to build our cities where they are located. Also, I told her that God loves us and that all suffering has a greater purpose and meaning in our life. Now I will probably add that through suffering we get closer to God and we get a sense of dependence on Him. 5. How might the problem of evil and suffering lead one to the conclusion that absolutes