Daily Thought For December 29, 2017

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Why God Allows Difficulties

“God, by placing man in difficult situations, provokes him into performing acts of faith.  These situations, which make us realize our powerlessness, can deepen our yearning for God…
…[H]e may allow or cause you to go through difficult trials of faith when you will not be able to cope with your problems by yourself…

The experience of not being able to cope with something, and the feeling of loss, can cause you to have the desire to look for his coming.  This is a chance for the growth and the deepening of your faith.” 
Fr. Tadeusz Dajczer, December Magnificat, p. 202-203.

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