Life is so precious and sacred, but after life, there is death. Many people would not like to dies, but death is inevitable. Besides, many people have different views and opinions about the end of life, and the article by Robert A. Krieg (retrieved from http://americamagazine.org/issue/609/other-things/perfect-end) about Catherine Mowry LaCugna gives various insights about the end of life which will be discussed in this paper.
People must accept that there is death after life, just like LaCugna who always prayed for her to die perfectly. Again, Christians should remain faithful in God both in health and suffering, because all that happens is for his glory. They should have faith in God (Mark 14: 36) and never let injustice separate them from God (Mathew 5: 1-10). In addition, people should accept what they are going through and use it for the glory of God, for instance by using their conditions to give hope to other under the same conditions. On the same note, Christians should desire to lose their lives for the sake of God so as to find it (Matt 16: 25).
The end of life is a reflection of teachings and sayings throughout the scripture. Therefore, in preparation for end of life, Christians should reflect various instances in the scripture where God helped the helpless people, as well as teachings of Jesus about faith (Mark 4; 40). People should also desire to have a fruitful relationship with other people here on earth, as how they relate affects how their end of life will be. Jesus is a good example, he had a fruitful relationship on earth and when he died, he went to sit at the right hand of God, and therefore, people should have a fruitful relationship with God and people. Besides, people should always pray for a perfect end, in a belief that after they die, they will resurrect and reunite with Jesus in heaven, and therefore, they should live a holy life drawing examples from Jesus.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the reason as to why God allows senseless suffering is all for his glory. The truth about this can be drawn from the book of 1 Corinthians 1: 4 that says, “who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” From this scripture and the teachings of Jesus to his disciples when Jesus gave sight to a man born blind (Mark 10: 46-52), it is clear that senseless suffering is for the glory of God, to show that he has the power to the good and the bad that happens to the people. In a similar way, LaCugna suffered and still served God to set an example to the non-believers and comfort them, just like God comforted her.
Works Cited
Krieg, Robert Anthony. “America: The National Catholic Review.” A Perfect End. Web. April 2, 2007.
