Goodness

The sixth Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness.

"Whenever you are given a cross. be sure to embrace it with humility and gratitude. If God, in His infinite goodness, favors you with a cross of importance. be sure to thank him in a special way." St. Louis de Montfort

To be honest this quote is a hard one to share.

Maybe it's hard to share because I have not stopped and thanked Him for the cross he has given me.

If God is all good, why must we still carry our crosses?

Why would we thank God for the crosses given to us?

How can this be good?

These are questions I think most people wrestle with.

They are questions I am now pondering as I write this blog.

There is no perfect answer I can give you.

Goodness doesn't come from a God who wants us to suffer.

Goodness comes from a God who suffers with us.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. John 3:16

God's goodness comes from the cross.

"Crosses release us from this world, and by doing so, bind us to God." St. Charles de Foucauld

Jesus is not only saying, "Pick up your cross" but also cling to your cross.

Only good can come from it.

Thank you, Jesus, for this cross.