O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

If God loves us unceasingly, why is there suffering at all?

The call to be Christian is both a gift and a task. It is a gift because our faith in God, which itself is gratuitous, gives us the strength to bear witness to Christ, every moment of our life.

It is a task because our Christian call demands commitment from our side. When we bear witness to Christ, a certain amount of suffering is imminent, but God will give us the grace to overcome it.

Suffering becomes a burden only when we forget that God's grace is sufficient for us or we forget that Christian commitment entails a certain discomfort.