Was Jesus fully aware in detail what was going to happen to him in Jerusalem? I like to see as he was not. There were uncertainties and darkness. "Father, this cup ..." was a cry for strength to walk into the darkness. Like him, we too drink from the stream of life, to step into the dark with trust in the Father. It terrifies, but as we walk, the stream gives freshness to life. Led by hope we walk until light begins to spread.
Uncertainties and complexities we face are often termed as evil, even are personified. Listening to these realities are difficult, but brings light to the darkness we are burdened with. Easy readymade answers may offer satisfaction for us. They are not truth, they are stories.
What must shine in us in the darkness is the virtues by which we grow into Christ. But these virtues we desire can be grown only when we know that we are one body in Christ. The pain and suffering is seen in compassion, shared in charity, acted upon in justice. God loves us in Christ, we grow to Christ to be in communion with the Father, "Into your hands, I commend my spirit."
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