October 27, 2021 Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time-B

Romans 8:26-30

Psalm 13

Luke 13:22-30

We know that all things work for good for those who love God…Rom. 8:28

“And people will…recline at table in the Kingdom of God.”  Lk. 13:29

Lord, life can take many twists and turns as we pilgrimage to you. We can be caught up in sudden illness, tragic accidents, broken relationships or other hardships. At the time it can be difficult to see your hand in our suffering. Our pain can seem meaningless. We only want it to stop. But Paul assures us that even if we don’t understand the value of our suffering it can work for our good. I don’t have to be aware of why things happen as they do as long as I keep the faith that you know everything about what I am going through. You became one of us and experienced it all except sin. Lord, give me the strength to endure to the end knowing that the Holy Spirit can take my suffering and make it a prayer acceptable to you. Keep me hopeful that one day I will enter your Kingdom and enjoy complete freedom from pain and distress.  In the meantime, if I can’t make sense of my afflictions there is value in your eyes when I humbly accept them in faith. Lord, I trust in your love and grace as I walk the road to the Kingdom.  Amen.