Friday, February 24, 2012

Chapter 58: Opt In and Rise

A Zen kōan posits:
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

The faint image on the Shroud whispers a paradox of its own:
“Suffering is inevitable. Salvation is optional.”

By voluntarily opting in to suffering, Christ covers us under the blanket of His forgiveness.

By rising in each of us, our suffering transmutes into His inevitable promise of salvation.