In the end...
By Pastor Bobby Schuller
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
Have you ever asked God, "Why do I have to go through the suffering now? Why am I facing all these trials?"
Some people have experience the worst suffering. A child's tragic death. A life-threatening illness. A body-maiming accident. A loved one murdered. Some of us have had to face some of the worst, most unjust, awful things, and why does that happen? I have to tell you, I don't know. I don't know. But God's love still endures.
No, that's not a good enough answer.
Listen to me. We all feel alone. Even Jesus felt alone on the cross. Do you remember what he said when he was dying on the cross? "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Have you forgotten me? Left me alone? But in the end, when it was done, Jesus says, "Into your hands, oh Father, I commend my spirit." So even when he felt alone, Jesus knew deep down inside, in his heart and mind, he knew that God's love - in the end - would win.
In the end, God's love will win.
Prayer: Dear Lord, though I have suffered, though I have lost, in the end your love always wins out. Hope in you is my strength. Amen.
Reflection: When did you feel the most alone? How had God's love comforted you?
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