“Let yourself be led by me at every moment, my son, and you will find peace… even in sorrow, even in abandonment, even in contradictions, even when you seem to feel that you are powerless to do good.
Blue Book #42 a
To be alone, forgotten, neglected, to have all you do accepted either as a matter of fact, or without gratitude, or to suffer in silence, to be silent under injustice and provocation, pain and suffering, to feel left out of things and have your love rejected or coldly received- all of this is to be like whom?
…Think this over. And thinking, pray that you may understand and cooperate with his incomprehensible ways of leading you to him.
Grace in Every Season (February 28)
It’s important to keep in mind that the aim of embracing our crosses is not simply to suffer, God is not a sadist. It’s what we learn through our suffering…detachment, humility, gratitude…love… to become little… so Jesus can exist more fully in us. There is tremendous peace in living united with Our Lord.