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One thing I've learned through this assault and the pain I suffered because of
it is that we are never alone. Other humans beings have suffered just like I have. They've suffered more -- been put through
more. We are all united in our pain, we know each other's heart.
I think this is the gift that Christ gave to us when
he suffered and died. Not only are humans united in agony, but Christ ties us all together in His agony. He suffered, too.
He was humiliated and humbled. His physical pain must have been enormous as he hung on the cross. I will never feel alone,
because I know that He understands what happened to me, He knows what it is like to feel pain and loss. I think that knowledge
is the greatest gift that we can ever receive. Suddenly, God is not so far away from us. Through Christ, He experienced what
it means to be human, and to be subject to the cruelty or mercy of other humans. He knows what it means to fear, to feel pain,
to be humiliated.
More than anything else, I think that Christ's love for me has seen me through this. I read the verse
in the Bible where He says that there is no greater love than this; that a man is willing to lay down his life for a friend.
Jesus laid down His life for me.
For me!
For you!
For all of us.
There truly is no greater love.
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