Tag Archive 'suffering'

“Prayer is the answer to every problem in life. We call on God to intervene in the lives of the selfish, greedy people who are keeping these prices high,” Twyman said on the forecourt of the petrol station in a neighbourhood of Washington that, like many of its residents, has seen better days.
“Lord, the prices [...]

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Contagious suffering

I think we in the West are all rather good at this whole avoidance thing.
Avoidance to suffering that is. We are skittish when it comes to grief, to age, to disaster. Because it amplifies that we are a) ignorant b) negligent c) tightfisted. There may be some generosity when it comes to disaster but I [...]

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