Why do we suffer? Part 3 Posted by Bubbly89 , Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 2:04 PM, in

Psalm 6
In Psalm 6, the psalmist is praying for deliverance from physical and mental suffering. Christians often refer to the sufferring or sacrifice that comes as part of life as their cross to bear, because they see it as connected to Jesus' own suffering on the cross. Indeed, we all have crosses to bear. Some crosses are heavier than others, and like the psalmist, we ask God to deliver us from them. But unlike the psalmist, Christians also pray that God will transform their suffering and use it in some way for the good of others.

Lamentations
One purpose of the poems in Lamentations is to help the ancient Israelites heal from the horrible tragedy of their loss. The poems accomplish this in three ways. First, in describing Israel's present loss and tragedy, they acknowledge that grief and mourning are needed. Second, they challenge Israel to look at its past, both to accept responsibility for its sin and to remember its great blessings from God. Finally, they encourage Israel to have hope for the future. In image after image, Israel is assured that the door to God's mercy is still open, in spite of great pain and loss.
So too must we allow ourselves to grieve when we have experienced the loss of someone we love. If we wall up our grief - and perhaps our guilt, because guilt often accompanies such a loss - we may at the same time shut out those who can help us heal. We must also reclaim our memories of the person we lost, celebrating those of good times and healing those of hurtful times. Finally, as difficult as it may seem, we must open ourselves to the future, for God's love continues to be there for us, calling us to new life.

Isaiah 52.13-53.12

All the above comments were taken from my student's bible. Just wanted to share with friends who read my humble blog about the view on the sufferings we face in our daily life. No copyright intended.