Suffering Makes Us Stronger

Living a spiritual life might seem relatively easy when our lives are going along swimmingly. On those days when the problems are few and the joys are many, we’re in good form and our practice may flow more easily. It might take a bout of suffering to see how much we have really progressed along the spiritual path. It’s during the hard times that we have the best opportunities to learn about ourselves and develop self-awareness. And there is no more testing time than when our children suffer.

With the demands of domestic life we may lament our lack of time for formal spiritual practice. Let’s not forget though, family life, if we exploit it, is spiritual practice of the most valuable kind.