Learn To Suffer

Two of Jesus' disciples, John and James, had a Mom who asked Jesus if her sons might sit on his right and left when he came into his Kingdom. I don't think that she had the cross in mind. She saw the good life of a ruler. The kingdom is one of love. Love includes the cross. Two condemned Jews were with Jesus on his left and right on Calvary.

To love one must learn to suffer. Jesus is God and God is love. Anyone who loves knows that it will include suffering. Whether you love a person, a project, a career, a place, you know upon reflection that it included suffering on your part. You set a goal. You commit to your goal. You will suffer. So are you looking for a religion that will free you from suffering? Is there such a God? I have not found it so.