Accept God's Consolation

Sometimes we are afraid to approach God when we suffer.  We become too comfortable in our misery and do not accept the tenderness of the Lord.

The Holy Father recently broached the issue,
“Sometimes I've seen consecrated people who are afraid of God's consolation. Poor men, poor women, they are consumed with sorrow, because they fear God's tenderness. But don't be afraid! Don't be afraid, the Lord is the Lord of consolation, the Lord of tenderness. God is our Father and He says he will behave with us like a mother with her child, with tenderness. Never be afraid of God's consolation!”

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