Illness and suffering have always been among the gravest problems confronted in human life. In illness, man experiences his powerlessness, his limitations, and his finitude. Every illness can make us glimpse death.Reflection: In the throes of a painful illness we are tormented with the knowledge that when we were healthy, we didn't appreciate it--hardly realizing how blessed is the state of health. This same experience will be repeated in the moment after death when we realize how much for granted we took the state of life.
- CCC No. 1500
Prayer: Lord, help us to see how short and fragile our life is!
From: Day by Day with the Catechism (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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