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A Thorn in the Flesh: Why We Suffer
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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A Thorn in the Flesh: Why We Suffer
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2012
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Podcast episode
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Saint Paul conveys a unique and powerful perspective on suffering. What he called a "thorn in the flesh," was a suffering so great that it burdened him, prompted him to beg God for relief. But it is in this sort of suffering that we most acutely understand God's love. When all falls away, we have him, we cling to him and we are saved. And when we bear suffering leveled by others and offer it to Christ, we absorb it, we take it out of circulation, and ease the burden for others.
Released:
Jul 8, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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