"And for every man's sin that shall be saved He suffered: and every man's sorrow and desolation He saw, and sorrowed for kindness and love."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 20)
God could have solved humanity's problems from a distance and administered salvation from afar, but He didn't. We are His kin, His family, His created offspring and children, and He came to us. He didn't leave us to suffer alone. He entered into humanity's problems and healed them from the inside. He chose to become flesh and blood and experience all that we go through as humans on this planet. He chose to feel what we feel and saw things through our eyes. He went through what we go through, all the suffering that has come to this world through broken choices and wounded relationships. He felt all the pain we have felt and He experienced all the sorrows we have sorrowed. He entered into every sickness and loss, every tragedy and isolation. He took all our pain and suffering onto Himself and suffered and bore it, the pain we encounter living in this broken world, the pain others have caused us, and the pain we have caused ourselves through our own sins. He entered into our pain with us and suffered with and for us. He came into the darkness of our world to reach us, to cry and suffer with us, and to heal us and help us and relieve us. He wouldn't let us suffer and sorrow alone. He came. He cared. Whatever we are going through, He has been there. He has hurt with us. And He is the One who lifts us out of that pain! He is the One who heals every hurt of every person, every suffering of every heart, body and mind!
"Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering."
Isaiah 53:4 (NIV)
A Prayer: Thank You for entering into all my sufferings so I know I have never suffered alone! And thank You for being the healer of all my pains and sorrows!