Evangelical
Sisterhood of Mary

Jesus Christ says: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” John 12:24-25 RSV
 

Do you perhaps ask what is the quickest way out of your suffering? That should not be your primary concern. More important than anything else is that you suffer in the right way, so that your suffering will bear fruit; then you will not have suffered in vain. Take care that you suffer patiently and that you humble yourself under the mighty hand of God. When you have the proper attitude towards your suffering, you will experience that it will bear fruit for eternity.

Taken from Father of Comfort by M. Basilea Schlink