Think About the Greatest Affliction

"In order to suffer without dwelling on our own affliction," Thomas Merton once contemplated, "we must think about a greater affliction, and turn to Christ on the cross. In order to suffer without hate, we must drive out bitterness from our heart by loving Jesus. In order to suffer without hope of compensation, we should find all our peace in the conviction of our union with Jesus. These things are no a matter of ascetic technique but of simple faith."

Excerpt from, 'When God Weeps,' by Joni Eareckson Tada