Pain and Suffering

Letters From Betty

Dear One, It was so special to hear your voice yesterday. Your timing was perfect as I was alone and had committed the day to silence and prayer. When the phone rang, I was reading a letter St. Therese of […]

The Profound Silence Of The Tomb

Mark Rothko. 1969 Untitled. Holy Saturday—the quietest of all days. The tomb that held Your broken body was dark and silent. Heaven held its breath. A shimmering stilling making ready for glorious resurrection. Precious Jesus, I have moved with You […]

Mary, Mother Of Us All, Stood Strong

Botticelli. Madonna del Magnificat. Uffizi Galleries. Mary, the young Jewish girl God chose to birth Jesus into the world, lived out her life with unspeakable anguish and sorrow. Only pure and simple faith enabled her to say yes to God […]

A Letter From Betty

Dear Ones, In my room here at the nursing home, there is little for me to do. I can no longer see to read, I can’t hear, and now my rapidly waning strength keeps me from my walks in the […]

The Great Heart of God

Vincent Van Gogh. The Good Samaritan. Kröller-Müller Museum. The broken heart is the place where the mystery of God’s love seeks entry. God addresses my fragile heart through the gentle language of mercy and compassion that is relational and deeply, […]

Use Your Pain To End Your Pain

David Inshaw. She Did Not Turn. Over the infinity of space and time, the infinite Love of God comes to possess us. We can consent to receive or refuse. Surprisingly, this Love offering comes in the form of suffering—in the […]

April 15

Our deepest suffering comes from the way we perceive and label the things we carry in our hearts. ~Betty

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April 1

Your suffering has been great, but it has broken your heart open and filled it with His compassion for the world. It is enough. ~Betty

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