Light Afflictions
Momentary.
Joy and hope, do I have them only under perfect conditions? Must the sun and moon shine upon me for there to be peace in my heart?
I have a long journey today, and rains have come. Does this mean I cannot enjoy the view that will meet me at the halfway point?
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The world spins in times good and bad. Let me, Lord, learn to separate conditions from my response. These light and momentary afflictions, they work for me a great weight of joy.
– from the mountain
Consider:
Can I see my troubles as momentary?
Reading:
“It is not things themselves that disturb men, but their judgments about them.” — Epictetus, Enchiridion
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“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I
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“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” — 2 Corinthians 4:17 (KJV)
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