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We can somehow draw this conclusion after reading that gospel episode where Christ asked Peter three times whether he, Peter, truly loved Christ. (cfr. Jn 21,15-19) After Peter assured Christ that he indeed loved Christ, Christ proceeded to describe the manner of death that Peter would have later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, if we truly would identify ourselves with Christ as we should, we should also expect this kind of tragic death for us. It\u2019s not a condemnation but rather an invitation to share the kind of love that God in Christ has for all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have to understand that suffering and death would be the greatest manifestation of love we can have for God and for everybody else as articulated earlier when Christ said: \u201cGreater love has no one than this: to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends.\u201d (Jn 15,13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concrete way of dying may not be like that of Christ nor of Peter, tragic and very bloody. But we should try to develop that kind of attitude towards our death and be prepared for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that there will be a lot of suffering, trials, challenges, and all kinds of negativities which are an effect not of God\u2019s will and designs but rather of man\u2019s weakness, limitations and even malice. We should learn how to handle these situations by following the example of Christ, if not by identifying and uniting ourselves as intimately as possible with Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we are truly with Christ, we would know how to take maximum advantage even of our difficulties, problems and all the other negative things that can take place in our life here on earth. These negative things are unavoidable, in fact. We should know how to handle them properly. But it would be a pity if we fail to see the great potentials they have in generating more and greater good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should always remember that God takes care of everything. And even from evil, he would know how to derive some good. With him, everything, including our failures and sins, would always work for the good. His wisdom, his omnipotence, his mercy, etc. would take care of all that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crucial thing to do is to be with God, which definitely will require some discipline from us. And so, even if especially at the beginning, we would find it hard, if not almost impossible to be with God, we just have to do what we can to achieve that ideal condition for us. In time, and with faith and our unrelenting effort, to be with God is not only achievable, but something that can become a stable state of life for us. Again, let\u2019s remember that we are actually meant for that state of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can be sure that on the part of God, everything is made available, so that whatever difficulty and problem we can have in this life, we would know how to leverage them to our real and lasting advantage, and not just some false and passing advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, we just have to be ready for the worst scenario in our life and know not only how to deal with our predicaments but also how to derive something good from them. In these instances of the hard predicaments, for example, when we seem to be at a loss as to what to do, we should just see at what God does, after we have done all things possible to solve our problems. (Fr. Roy Cimagala)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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