Yet it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured. - Isaiah 53:4
This passage from the prophet Isaiah comes from what is known as the Suffering Servant prophecies, and scholars and theologians see it as referring to Jesus. Parts of it are even quoted in the various New Testament scriptures describing Jesus. But if Jesus suffered for us, then why does it seem that we or those we love still suffer? Are we not praying hard enough? Is God angry with us? Does he want us to suffer? No. But we are human, subject to human weaknesses and failings. We cannot overcome them by ourselves, and the debts we owe are greater than what we can pay. We need someone to show us the way through - to pay our tab. To understand then, it requires us to look to the Cross. Look closely at the scripture passages of Jesus' Passion from the Gospel of John today, and see how Jesus' love for us - God the Father's love for us - plays out in Jesus' Passion. And then know that Jesus suffered for us for those sins that we can't or won't overcome. Jesus bears them for us. The Doors of Mercy are opened because of him.
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