St. Paul reminds us today that as the sufferings of Jesus overflowed for us, so too ours should overflow for others. The same goes with encouragement. We are "our brother's keeper" and even in our suffering we can show more understanding and compassion toward those whose sufferings otherwise we would have overlooked. Our own pain makes us aware of the pain of others for we feel our own pain in a very real way in our bodies, and can better imagine and appreciate what others are going through...So it might make us more conscious of the person with a cane or walker trying to walk into a store or get into their car. When we express our concern by action we at the same time offer encouragement and thus lighten to an extent the burden of pain others are carrying. In this way, our pains can be blessings for us and for others.
Bro. Rene
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