Afflictions – Blessings in disguise

Remember the story of Joseph. Who could be more unfortunate than he was? Sold into slavery by his own brothers, torn away from his native land, though perfectly innocent, accused of a shameful crime, and on account of this, cast into prison! Yet from his prison he was raised to a throne second only to that of the king. Thus did his misfortune prove to be for his good, and not for his good alone, but for that of his country, of his beloved father, and of his brethren. God certainly ordered everything for the best, as far as he was concerned. Yet He brought this about by secret means, in ways unseen by human eyes. Inorder to become ruler over the land of Egypt, Joseph was first made a slave, loaded with fetters, and cast into prison. As St. Jerome says: “What we take to be a poison is in reality a medicine.” Afflictions are blessings in disguise.

Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, Pray for us.