Not with the eyes of the world, but with the eyes of God.

All cooperate for the chosen

Saint Paul says: “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Even sin, not because God wanted or provoked it, but because He is so powerful that He can even use our miseries to show His mercy.

We do not encourage the sin.

We are not saying that we should sin in order for the light of God to shine—no. The point is not to despair because even past faults can help us grow spiritually.

Rather see in each corner of my life the providence of God.

The key is that we must learn to see our lives with the eyes of providence. An example of this is Saint Josephine Bakhita, who was born in Africa, kidnapped at the age of 7, and sold into slavery. She was tortured and branded and sold to Italians when she was 14. She was freed in Italy at the age of 17 and baptized at 21.

She could have harbored a lot of hate, but she chose to follow the path of Jesus—the path of forgiveness. When asked, “What would you do if you found today those who have harmed you?” she replied, “I would bless and kiss their feet, because thanks to them I met Jesus Christ.”

Look my life not because I failed, but because God rescue me.

Sometimes we look at our past with great remorse and blame ourselves, thinking, “Oh, I am such a sinner.” This self-blame is often inflated by pride. We desire a clean soul without the help of God. We feel the pain, not because we offended God, but because we failed...

But if we take the path of forgiveness, when our sins come before us, instead of blaming ourselves and dwelling on our past, we can look toward God and say, “How merciful You are, how deep is Your love.”

Let us learn to see the light of God in all our situations and give thanks.

A man that lost his leg but not his life.

One day, Father Rotulo visited a man who was in the hospital. The man was so upset about the amputation of his leg that he said, “After they release me from the hospital, I will shut myself in.” The priest told him, “One day, you will give thanks to God for this accident.”

All of his friends were called to service in the war, but he was declared unfit because of his leg. All of his friends died in the war, but he survived.

See the Goodness of of God and all circumstances.

Learn to see God in all circumstances, and instead of complaining, give thanks constantly for all the blessings He gives us every day.

Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."

Job 1:21: "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."