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God is always on the side of the
suffering. His omnipotence is manifested precisely in the fact that he freely accepted
suffering.
He could have chosen not to do so. He could have chosen to demonstrate his
omnipotence even at the moment of the Crucifixion. In fact, it was proposed to him:
"Let the Messiah, the King of Israel come down now from
the cross that we may see and believe." (Mark 15:32)
But he did not accept that challenge. The fact that he stayed on the Cross
until the end, the fact that on the Cross he could say,
as do all who suffer, ...
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34)
If the agony on the Cross had not happened, the truth
that God is Love would have been unfounded. Yes! God is Love and
precisely for this he gave his Son, to reveal himself completely as Love. Christ is the
One who "loved...to the end." (John 13:1)
"To the end" means to the last breath.
excerpted ~
Pope John Paul II
Crossing
the Threshold of Hope
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