Influence

"Our body is a cenacle, a monstrance: through its crystal the world should see God." -St. Gianna Molla


I often wonder what purpose my suffering is for. Am I actively suffering for my own soul? For others'? Or is it because when I suffer I am an example to others? I must admit that I am most uncomfortable with the latter since I know how crabby I can be when I am in pain.

In order to keep going on, surviving with my suffering, I need to pray and to remind myself over and over that everything I do, including how I react to my suffering, has an influence on those around me and therefore on the world. I hope that my influence is a good and holy one.