Lent can feel empowering. You pick things to give up, choose prayers to commit to, and give of yourself through some sort of almsgiving. But, be honest: does it ever pan out the way you planned?
This is a microcosm of our entire lives, isn't it? Deep down, we'd like to control everything—even our suffering, our crosses. But God sends us unexpected crosses, crosses we never asked for, crosses that we don't think we can handle.
Today, Dr. Edward Sri begins to unpack why God does this and how we can respond to get the most out of these challenging opportunities.
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