This may be difficult to understand, especially during times of extreme turmoil or trauma, but it’s true: Whatever happens in this life, whatever God allows through His permissive will, is always for our sanctification.
How is it God's permissive will for me to have experienced CSA at age 8, rape and multiple sexual assaults by a boy as a teenager, and medical trauma. That's really difficult for me to square that circle as a Catholic.
I understand what you're saying--how can God permit such horrific trauma and tragedies? That's a question mankind has been asking since time began. It's so difficult to comprehend why God allows such things, which is where faith comes in. "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb 11:1). We know that all He permits, He permits for our sanctification, to bring us closer to Him in whatever way we need. This can be incomprehensible to our human minds, so faith must kick in where our heads can't venture. We have no idea how very much He has protected us from, just as we have no idea why what He has permitted certain evils in order to obtain greater good. Yet He has--as the great tragedy-turned-triumph of His Son's death and Resurrection proves. May God be with you, and grant you peace, Vanessa!
Oh, I love that, Vanessa! I also want to share Hope's Garden with you, if you're not already familiar with it. Hope's Garden is an online community for Catholic women who have experienced trauma and long to grow closer to Mama Mary and Jesus' healing embraces. Please feel free to DM me if you have any questions. I facilitate a support group at Hope's Garden, as well as the CHRIST Program and other areas of the community. Here's the link for more information:
The death of Jesus, Christ's painful sacrifice is most incomprehensible for all, it doesn't make sense, all that pain and suffering Jesus endured, why did it have to be so hard? and yet it is true
For us it is each taking up our cross, which is also hard
Very good!
How is it God's permissive will for me to have experienced CSA at age 8, rape and multiple sexual assaults by a boy as a teenager, and medical trauma. That's really difficult for me to square that circle as a Catholic.
I understand what you're saying--how can God permit such horrific trauma and tragedies? That's a question mankind has been asking since time began. It's so difficult to comprehend why God allows such things, which is where faith comes in. "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb 11:1). We know that all He permits, He permits for our sanctification, to bring us closer to Him in whatever way we need. This can be incomprehensible to our human minds, so faith must kick in where our heads can't venture. We have no idea how very much He has protected us from, just as we have no idea why what He has permitted certain evils in order to obtain greater good. Yet He has--as the great tragedy-turned-triumph of His Son's death and Resurrection proves. May God be with you, and grant you peace, Vanessa!
Thank you, @JennyduBay. Your words of encouragement and wisdom are very helpful to me. My faith has grown thanks to Baby Jesus through Mommy Mary.
Oh, I love that, Vanessa! I also want to share Hope's Garden with you, if you're not already familiar with it. Hope's Garden is an online community for Catholic women who have experienced trauma and long to grow closer to Mama Mary and Jesus' healing embraces. Please feel free to DM me if you have any questions. I facilitate a support group at Hope's Garden, as well as the CHRIST Program and other areas of the community. Here's the link for more information:
https://hopesgarden.com/join-our-community/
I will be sharing this with my trauma therapist.
Thank you so much for this information. I look forward to joining.
The death of Jesus, Christ's painful sacrifice is most incomprehensible for all, it doesn't make sense, all that pain and suffering Jesus endured, why did it have to be so hard? and yet it is true
For us it is each taking up our cross, which is also hard