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CAN YOU KEEP GOD, AS YOUR SPARE WHEEL?

Your life car is running with 4 tyres. IF any single tyre is without air, you cannot move. Similar to these 4 tires, normally you try to think Money,power,desires and health are primary need for you to have a happy life.

When there is a problem to achieve one of these 4 you go to God, as a spare wheel.
This is not the catholic/christian way.

THEN WHAT IS CATHOLIC WAY?

First you try to convert your four tires to understand
(1) how to worship God
(2) how to establish connection with him Lords prayer+Mary and saints
(3) how to behave(10 commandments+avoid 7 vices) With pardoning and love
(4) develop your faith(understand creed).

 When you understand this, with pardoning process, your car is ready to move. That means you are having peaceful mind,to move your car But when you travel you should avoid pit holes.

HOW TO AVOID PIT HOLES WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELLING?

These are analogue to suffering in your life. Prayer petitions will allow you to remove your worries and hand over such to Holy Mary or saints, for them to intercede with God to resolve your problem,as shown by God given in Jn 2

 Catholicism promotes many types of prayer petitions, like letters, e mail, lighting candles are few to name. So Prayer petition is like a cry in the hills,it is always answered, not merely by his own echo, but by the modulated voice of the God.

WHY YOUR PRAYER PETITIONS ARE NOT ANSWERED?


If God cares, why don't we get always what we asked?.

How can we reconcile the 2 things?, Fathers concern and our experience of rejection?

Firstly God never promises exemptions. Christians are not guaranteed immunity from suffering. If that were so, there would no crucifixion and all christians live charmed lives. What God does promise is companionship. Jn 14:18 says "I SHALL NOT LEAVE YOU ORPHANS. I SHALL COME TO YOU. Secondly father's answer lies in His own Will not always in ours.

During suffering,We pray for a cure, perhaps, and in perseverance  solution learn acceptance,even if it takes a lifetime. Jesus showed us, how to be obedient to HIS Father, at gethsamani and Golgotha.

what is todays readings:

Reading 1: Gen 18:20-32 says; Abraham bargains with God, for the salvation of wicked cites of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Lord spares the cities.

Reading 2: paul to colossian(col2:12-14) says: in baptism we are buried with Christ
But also raised life with HIM

Reading 3: Gospel LK 11-1-13 says Jesus teaches disciples to pray Lord's prayer and to pray with persistence for all our needs.

Reminds:
How to lead a happy life?

Irrespective, of which stage you are leading your life now, specially, after baby hood, you like to fulfill your desires. But these desires, if you cannot control, according to 10 commandments or avoidng 7 vices, you will sin, and God guaranteed-happiness is lost.
Sin is having 2 effects to your life(1) guilt(2) punishment. But God is merciful,HE has given you clear process, Identify your Sin, Repent, confess with a priest, have Eucharist, within 2 weeks do merciful action, to be in grace with Him.
This is the safest way to avoid blocks for your Happiness

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Are you matured enough to understand God's will?

We know we have been growing from babyhood to childhood, then to adulthood,then to old age. At every stage, your priority for actions are going to changed. Childhood you may like to study,at adulthood you may like to earn money and look after your family etc. When you move this life cycle, were you able to change your priorities, so that you will always be happy with time!
For any action you don't know 100% outcome. But when you baptized,and after confirmation, you accept that God, knows all outcomes, you knowingly become a member of HIS Family. Then you are supposed to follow the God's Will. Then you have to do what God has asked you to do!ie, 7 ethics of catholism.

Then how to follow God's Will?
Think about characteristics of a child: There are 2 basic characteristics: childishness and child likeness.

Adam and eve were not created as babies. But their childish work, betraying God, resulted God to introduce, childhood for the humans.

That is why, Christianity began with worship of Bebe & only by continued recognition of child likeness will adult human be recognized as children of God. But child likeness is not childishness. To be childish is to retain in maturity what should have been discarded at the threshold of manhood.(Related to typical of child- behaving in a silly way,that makes you seem much younger than you really are) Child likeness, on the contrary, implies that with the mental breath and practical strength and wisdom of maturity there is associated the humility, trustfulness, spontaneity, and obedience of the child

Our prayers are not tentative whispers into the dark or speculative lobs into the sky; they speed unerringly to God's heart. That much is clear in all 3 readings. Abraham, relentless pleadings found a sympathetic ear.


With prayer petitions you develop worryless mind, Since you have handed over your worries to Mary and saints. Then use latest technology to be efficient for all of your actions+maintan good health by doing enough physical excercises to convert your talents to energy, to be served to society for the love of God.

With happy mind you Will have 4 intermediary new tires/ talent, skills,knowledge and attitude.

How to move towards catholic method of happiness?

First identify that you are powerless, you cannot kill a worm in your own stomach without taking a tablet. What you mean powerful is based on how you can influence others to carry out your actions. If others follow your action you are powerful otherwise you feel unhappy,because you get to know that you are power less. Catholic method of developing happiness is very different and gives you how to be happy, independent to the society, while you serve the society. For that
(1) Follow 7 ethics
(2) Train yourself, how to be happy, with peace and worriless mind.
(3) Convert your talents to good attitude to serve the society
(4) Train to follow God's Will and not yours.

This is 4 new tires of your Catholic life.


In conclusion:
Catholism support you to achieve,
A happy life, personal to you, independent with society, while serving society, on God behalf.
Wish you a happy life!


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Cycle 3:season: Ordinary Sunday No:16 Date: 17/7/2016- Dutiful Catholic - in detail

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Today's reflection:


A. Back ground: TODAY 17th July 2016 we are in Cycle 3: celebrating 16th Ordinary Sunday mass.

Today church invite us to analyze famous Martha/Maria story:

Last sunday, we reflected about famous Samaritan Story, reminding us;
About our neighbor and christian mystery of suffering:

We further found:
(1) As Christians we are ignorant about our neighbor, though we accept human as one family with God as father

(2)Going against 10 commandments and 7 vices, is sin. Sin will result in guilt in your life, as well as liable for punishment during this life or in purgatory. But we found God can change your life resulting sufferings for you. Hence the reason for your suffering, cannot be clearly identify. Unlike most of other religions, catholism, follows, Suffering is not only due to U'r sin. Hence you have main obligation to support a suffering person, since(1) we don't know clear reason to the suffering (2) every human belongs to 1 family.
In short, as catholic, you cannot judge anybody who is suffering,and cannot assume that his suffering is due to his own fault. You have to always help,suffering person. Today readings,this Christian concept of suffering is further developed.


B.When we summerise Todays readings

Gen (18:1-10) says: God promise of a son to abraham

Paul (col 1:24-28) explains, your responsibility of revealing God message and value of Christian suffering

Lk 10:38-42 says famous Martha & maria story. How people evade responsibility in saying this is not my duty:

C.  Reflection:
We found that both Samaritan and Martha Maria stories is showing very much the practical application of christianity to the present society.


It appeals for us to reflect; 5 major messages:

(1) Extension of last sunday reflection, you evade your neighbor, today, gospel says, you evade God's word and worry about many things like Martha
(2) Last sunday, Jesus explained who is your neighbor, this sunday, 1st and Gospel reading talks about, value of hospitality.
Abraham,shows gracious hospitality to 3 strangers, who rewarded him with the promise of a son. Jesus were invited to the house of Martha/Maria. Martha shows hospitality to Jesus by preparing,meal for HIM, while Mary listen to HIS word.

This further explain;
When you don't associate with People, you will not get different opinions. When God want,to advice you, how HE can do that? When you are not associating with another humans. Hospitality is one of the key factors to be satisfied, in order for you get information with regard to God's plans from 3rd persons.
Catholics have to build up relationship among humans, since they all belong to one family. That is why,they are pioneers in forming  many social orgernisations to help various needs of people. Such as schools,hospitals,etc.


(3) Last sunday, we analyzed, what is christian suffering, this sunday too,paul invited us to analyze further.

Paul remind us that in some mysterious way the christian is privileged to participate in the passion of Jesus,and that there is some quota of suffering that the church & her members must endure before Christ's victory is final and complete.

This will further allow us to think,that the Christians need not, should not, morbidly look for suffering. It comes to us in varying degrees.
when suffering does happen,  person should make use of all natural means to get rid of it. For example: by consulting doctors; but if natural means fail, one may have to accept and generously pin with as much love as possible, always keeping in mind the paul's word.
By HIS own passion and death Christ gave us a new meaning of suffering, which when united with HIS own, can become a means of purification and of salvation for us and for others.


(4)This sunday, Jesus, invite us to analyze, why Martha complains about Maria?.  Obviously when you invite a person to your home, one person has to talk with him, while other person has to prepare meal for him.
Both these duties cannot be done by one person, so Jesus here showed us that duty and Love is 2 different things. You should avoid envy, understand that you are created to carry out a special task, than others,resulting not to analyze others job. HE showed that we should avoid envy in our life, for us to develop Love. Marth and Maria both invited Jesus home, because they both love HIM. So Martha should be clear, that her job also important for Jesus to enjoy hospitality of their home. So she should do the job without complain. Also though it was not mention here, Maria, should understand the participatory role Martha is doing. This is similar to Catholicism. There are priest, there are brothers & sisters  who has devoted their life, for the service of God. Both priest and these devoted brothers and sisters, should understand each other, for their God's work to the society without differentiating who is superior to other.

(5)Lastly, Jesus is showing, that specially in the modern world, you hide you are a catholic,and feel little(or shy) to talk about God's Kingdom.

D. Summary of 16 ordnary sundays:

So in conclusion of let us summarize what we have Reflected, up to this 16 th ordinary sundays. Which  aimed at how to enjoy your life as a Catholic.
 It mainly focused;
(1) How to be a good Catholic professional (2) how to manage  your life crosses.
(3) All religions in the world are good, and we respect them, since, all, of them advocate love the society, but how to identify the clear difference between other religions with catholism
(4)All religions in the world say, love your neighbor, don't sin, how to erase the bad effects of sins, in your life. What is specifically followed by Catholics, in order to erase bad effects of sins, so that you can extend your love to God with love to society
(5) What is the definition of sin in catholism/ adhere to 10 commandments/avoid 7 vices(sloth,anger,pride,envy,avarice,lust, gluttony)
(6) How to understand and manage suffering of your life
(7) What are the categories of catholics/ Priest and layman and what are their functions.
(8) What is swot analysis, how to apply as catholic swot analysis in to your life
(9)Today, we analyzed, the value of relationship building, what is difference between duty and love, value of avoiding Envy in our life, and what is christian suffering;
(10) Up to now we have
Covered 4 vices, out of 7i.e Sloth,anger, pride and Envy

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Dutiful Catholic/ Sunday (17/7) - in summary

Sin will cause fear and sorrow to increase in your life. If your suffering is due to your fault, why should I bother to treat you?

Going against 10 commandments and 7 vices, is sin. Sin will result in guilt in your life, as well as liable for punishment during this life or in purgatory. But we found God can change your life resulting sufferings for you. Hence the reason for your suffering, cannot be clearly identify. Unlike most of other religions, Catholicism, follows, Suffering is not only due to U'r sin. Hence you have main obligation to support a suffering person, since

(1) we don't know clear reason to the suffering

(2) every human belongs to 1 family.
In short, as catholic, you cannot judge anybody who is suffering,and cannot assume that his suffering is due to his own fault. You have to always help,suffering person.

Today readings,this Christian concept of suffering is further developed.

Paul remind us that in some mysterious way the christian is privileged to participate in the passion of Jesus,and that there is some quota of suffering that the church & her members must endure before Christ's victory is final and complete.

This will further allow us to think,that the Christians need not, should not, morbidly look for suffering. It comes to us in varying degrees.
when suffering does happen, person should make use of all natural means to get rid of it. For example: by consulting doctors; but if natural means fail, one may have to accept and generously pin with as much love as possible, always keeping in mind the Paul's word.
By HIS own passion and death Christ gave us a new meaning of suffering, which when united with HIS own, can become a means of purification and of salvation for us and for others.

Why Christians are forming social organisation to improve relationship among humans?

Last Sunday, we reflected about famous Samaritan Story, reminding us;About our neighbour, as Christians we are ignorant about our neighbour, though we accept human as one family with God as father
Extension of last Sunday reflection, you will see today, gospel says, you evade God's word and worry about many things like Martha

Last Sunday, Jesus explained who is your neighbour, this Sunday, 1st and Gospel reading talks about, value of hospitality.
Abraham,shows gracious hospitality to 3 strangers, who rewarded him with the message- promise of a son. Jesus were invited to the house of Martha/Maria. Martha shows hospitality to Jesus by preparing,meal for HIM, while Mary listen to HIS word.

This further explain;
When you don't associate with People, you will not get different opinions. When God want,to advice you, how HE can do that? When you are not associating with another humans. Hospitality is one of the key factors to be satisfied, in order for you get information with regard to God's plans from 3rd persons.
Catholics have to build up relationship among humans, since they all belong to one family. That is why,they are pioneers in forming  many social organisations to help various needs of people. Such as schools,hospitals,etc.

Cycle 3:season: Ordinary Sunday No:15 Date: 10/7/2016 - Ungrateful Catholic - in detail

A. Back ground:

TODAY 10th July 2016 we are in Cycle 3: celebrating 15th Ordinary Sunday mass.

All previous 14 ordinary Sundays,church invited you to become good catholic professional managing  your life crosses.

A.1 why we respect all religions n the world?

Every religion in the world says, love each other, don't sin, sin will cause you to increase fear and sorrow in your life. Each religion definition of Sin is different, the laws that they have to follow is different. Also treatment for sin, to reduce the negative effect to the present life also different.

Every religion in the world is good, since they advocate love each other. But as a catholic professional, you should know how to differentiate Catholicism with other Christian denomination, as well as, as other religions. These are called concept defining features.

A.2 How to differentiate Catholicism? Why you belong to Catholic church?

You can recollect, that we discussed, these concept defining features:
Single birth, no rebirth/Sin can be pardoned thru' REPENTANCE,CONFESSION with a priest, and carrying out indulgence activities/ process given by Holy Trinity/Sin is defined as going against 10 commandments and not avoiding  7 vices.(Sloth,anger, pride, envy, lust,avarice and gluttony)Your life moves with state of sin with guilt and liable for punishment to removing guilt with repentance and confession, then you are in grace to receive Holy Eucharist, the most holy body and blood of Christ, as spiritual nourishment, to carry out indulgence activities, to reduce or remove punishment for sin.

A.3. How you verify whether you are moving in correct direction of Catholic teaching?
SWOT analysis:
Then we focus to the importance of SWOT analysis. As a catholic professional, what is your strength, what are your weakness, what is your opportunity, what are the threats.?
So how to verify whether, your are moving towards achieving Happiness. For that you have to do SWOT analysis.

Your Strength as a catholic that you can  lead a happy life with converting your talents to energy to serve the society, and your weakness is you tend to Sin with going against 10 commandments+ not avoiding 7 vices,specially we analysed Sloth, Anger and Pride,will retard your progress.

Your opportunity is, that you can easily identify your sin(since it has happened during single birth) and get it cleared with pardoning process. (When you believe rebirth, your sins, cannot be identified clearly, since, you don't have any records of sins from your previous births)
Your threat Will be- without knowing clearly the concept of Catholicism that is how to surrender your will to God' will, when sufferings come to your life, you tend to temporally deviate from Catholicism or God.

A.4 Catholic Church mainly consist of ?

Then last Sunday, we were told about 2 categories of people in Catholicism, ie Priest and layman, what are their responsibilities
Priest to administer 7 sacraments + manage church, while layman to maintain children+ manage society. Here too Catholicism have 7 sacraments, where the other Christian denomination does not have; baptism/confirmation/Eucharist for initiation to church, penance/anointing sick for living/matrimony and holy orders to continue the God's kingdom until end of the world.

 We also found that we can see these 2 categories, clearly with Peter and Paul, though paul is not married. They both represent apostle and disciples. Even these 2 categories are haunting in todays parable.

A.5 how to continue today's reading?

Today, you are invited to analyse more on why suffering comes, and who is responsible for your suffering. What is your obligation towards your neighbours


B. Summary of Todays readings

Deuteronomy(Dt 30:10-14) moses says obey the commandments and laws given by God.

Paul (col 1:15-20) says"everything on earth created by God. HE showed us how to manage our life thru' HIS death at Cross.

Lk 10:25-37 says" Jesus explained to a lawyer,how to inherit eternal life, by wholeheartedly loving God,and your neighbour as your self. HE told the famous Samaritan, story to him.

D.  When we reflect todays readings:

D.1 Who is your neighbour?

You might ask, why Jesus having 3 people to show, how to love thy neighbor?
Priest, levitte, represent catholic Priest and Catholic layman, total of whole catholics, while samaritan, represent, non Catholics,specially non christians. It clearly shows, as christians, we have an advantage in life, where you can easily live happily, with good life, under the grace of God and you accept, the whole humanity as one family, with God as Father. When You tend to neglect your neighbor, you become ungrateful. While, non Christians, though they are not accepting, God as creator, tend to more heart full for his neighbor.
You will see, words are not becoming actions by most of Christians.

D.2 why suffering? Who is responsble? How to explain suffering from Catholism?

On the other hand, why, jesus, showed, a beaten person, helpless person?. If he is responsible for that situation, why his neighbor is helping him?.

Then it is better to analyze, who is responsible for suffering?

Life is complicated, and there will always be UNANSWERED QUESTIONS and UNTHINKABLE TRAGEDY.

Certain people believe, karma has caused you to suffer. Karma is mainly coming from previous births. Only thing is that you don't know what is the sin,you committed, and in which birth!. Hence Repentance for your sin becomes complex.
In christianity, suffering is attributed mainly
Due to Your own sin (this can be either in this world or in purgatory) or God wanted to change your plan to His. Most of the time,you might feel, it is innocent who suffer, and guilty sinners seen to escape pain and misery.


Every human is eager to know the reason for suffering. Mental &physical sufferings are highly depending upon individuals. You can
easily follow 7 Ethics,when you are with grace after pardoning process, especially after removing guilt (Repentance &confession with a priest).Then you don't have to worry about any suffering. As far as other’s suffering,always try& support them so that they can relieve from their sufferings. Unlike doubting Thomas(feast3/7),at the last suffer,you can say" lord we know where you are going,we know the way" Specially when receiving Eucharist)

So, answer to who is responsible for suffering is complicated and will be either your own sins or God wanted to change your direction of life. That is why,instead of seeing suffering as punishment,catholics see suffering in different way.  Mother Theresa of Calcutta treat suffering is analogus to personally kissed and embraced by the crucified lord. He holds us so close and so tide: we can feel the nails and throns in our own body.

If Suffering has caused  people to abandon their faith, their righteousness is worth little. According to the book of Job,genuine faith weathers even the most difficult of storms. As Job says" Even if HE should kill me, I still will trust HIM"(job 13:15)


Catholic Christians firmly believe in redemptive suffering, whereby a
person willingly offers up their personal aches and pains, trials and tribulations with Christ on the cross.

The Catholic notion of redemptive suffering,that is, uniting your
own suffering with a crucified jesus gives a person's unavoidable suffering means and purpose.

Take example: how peter or paul suffered and finally how they died?. Is it according to their sin? No. God allowed them to suffer(gave them the courage) to manage the situation. At no time they complained
 God about their suffering!.
So in Christianity suffering cannot be judged as due to sin. Only situation is if you are suffering, you can first check whether you are in Grace, if so, you can manage suffering , leaving your suffering to be resolved by Holy mary or saints.

E. Conclusion:

So today readings, church invte us to reflect most vital questions in out life:
1) Who is our neighbor
2) How to treat the suffering:
The real question, there fore becomes, WHY DO THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER, BUT HOW DO THE RIGHTEOUS RESPOND IN THEIR SUFFERING!, like Job without loosing fath!.


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Ungreatful Catholic (sunday10/7) - in summary

Why God allowed to a person to be beaten by bandits?
Is this person's sins has caused him to be beaten?. If yes, why we should help him? If It is his own fault!.
Christian teaching about reason for suffering is not only his sins, but when God wanted to change your life, he will do it,as against your wish!(Basic principle of christianity is that you agree to surrender your will to God's will). Suffering cannot be identified as caused by only by your sin. So only God knows why you suffer! That is why Mother Theresa of Calcutta treat suffering is analogus to personally kissed and embraced by the crucified lord. He holds us so close and so tide: we can feel the nails and throns in our own body.

Your sin will cause you to increase unhappiness in your life, which may caused one side of suffering.
Suffering is when, you experience, unhappiness in your life. Every human likes to lead a life, according to his wish. But the outcome he expect will not come as he expected causing suffering.

All religions in the world says, Sin will cause suffering in your life. Sin means, when you against to your agreed behaviour of your life.  For example for catholics when you go against 10 commandments and not avoiding 7 vices, is sin.

 But God, has provide you, a remedy for outcome of your sin. Remedy means how to erase the effect of sin?. When you sin, it will cause you guilt, as well you are liable for punishment for your wrong action.
Process of removing guilt is to real REPENTANCE OF YOUR SIN + CONFESSION THAT SIN WITH A PRIEST. Then you are in grace with God and can receive Holy Eucharist. After this within 2 weeks, you can carry out any merciful action to reduce the effects of sin, that is punishment. Merciful actions, you can carry out by yourself, there are 7 spiritual and 7 corporal actions, defined by church. This is one side of suffering story!.

Will that mean, for all bad actions or unexpected experience, are your sins responsible?. No, suffering can be God wanted you to experience, certain action, for you to get closer to HIM. For that kind of actions, HE will give you more courage to bear the suffering.

Advantage of surrendering your will to God's will?

Since  out comes of all your actions are decided by God, when you train to surrender your will to God's will, it will allow you to avoid suffering or get courage to face suffering.

Normally suffering of yours, lead to develop patience in you, when you face suffering with Perseverance , without loosing Hope with God, you are sure to get happiness, either in this world or life after death, eternally.

Who is responsible for suffering?
Suffering can be mental, as well as physical. Jesus shows how to manage both of these, in gethsamani and Golgotha

You, yourself has to analyse, is it due to your own sin, or God is changing your life. So in christianity, one cannot give a direct answer who is responsible for suffering.

You might ask, why Jesus having 3 people to show, how to love thy neighbor?
Priest, levitte, represent catholic Priest and Catholic layman, total of whole catholics, while samaritan, represent, non Catholics,specially non christians. It clearly shows, as christians, we have an advantage in life, where you can easily live happily, with good life, under the grace of God and you accept, the whole humanity as one family, with God as Father. When You tend to neglect your neighbor, you become ungrateful. While, non Christians, though they are not accepting, God as creator, tend to more heart full for his neighbour.

You will see, words are not becoming actions by most of Christians. According to st anthony of Padova" ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. LET YOUR WORDS TEACH AND ACTIONS SPEAK. WE ARE FULL OF WORDS BUT EMPTY OF ACTIONS AND THEREFORE ARE CURSED BY THE LORD SINCE HE HIMSELF CURSED THE FIG TREE THAT WHEN HE FOUND NO FRUIT BUT ONLY LEAVES."

Today's reading:

Deuteronomy(Dt 30:10-14) moses says obey the commandments and laws given by God.

Paul (col 1:15-20) says"everything on earth created by God. HE showed us how to manage our life thru' HIS death at Cross.

Lk 10:25-37 says" Jesus explained to a lawyer,how to inherit eternal life, by wholeheartedly loving God,and your neighbor as your self. HE told the famous Samaritan, story to him.

Remind us:
(1)You are in 1family with God as Father, hence you have to treat your neighbor who is in  trouble
 2)why you have to support him,if it happened due to his own sins?

You believe,suffering is not only due to your sin,but may be God is introducing change in to your life,hence you cannot differentiate the actual cause

(3)Your life swing from Getsamani to Golgotha,in managing,mental &physical suffering

(4)by setting 3persons(priest,layman & non catholic) to show who is U'r neighbour,Jesus show ungreatfulness of christians(others does not hv1family concept)
(5)Christians firmly believe in redemptive suffering, whereby U'r willingly offers,U'r suffering with Christ on cross.


Certain people believe, karma has caused you to suffer. Karma is mainly coming from previous births. Only thing is that you don't know what is the sin,you committed, and in which birth!. Hence Repentance for your sin becomes complex.
In christianity, suffering is attributed mainly Due to Your own sin (this can be either in this world or in purgatory) or God wanted to change your plan to His. Most of the time,you might feel, it is innocent who suffer, and guilty sinners seen to escape pain and misery.
So, answer to who is responsible for suffering is complicated and will be either your own sins or God wanted to change your direction of life. That is why,instead of seeing suffering as punishment, catholics see suffering in different way.

If Suffering has caused  people to abandon their faith, their righteousness is worth little. According to the book of Job,genuine faith weathers even the most difficult of storms. As Job says" Even if HE should kill me, I still will trust HIM"(job 13:15)


In conclusion, when you want to suport another person, you should be healthy/strong enough to support him. First you should know what is suffering and how you manage suffering your self. Once you are trained to manga you can help others!

GBU


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