Events are messengers of either Divine goodness or justice.
Each has a mission to fulfil; and as it comes from God, why not let it be accomplished in peace?
Painful, heart-rending, though they may be, they are still the Will of God. Watch them as they come, with a little trembling, perhaps even terror, but never let them destroy in the least degree my faith and resignation.
To be meek under these circumstances, does not mean awaiting them with a stoic firmness which proceeds from pride, or hardening one's self against them to the point of repressing all trembling. No! God allows us sometimes to anticipate, postpone, or even when possible flee them; at any rate, we may try to soothe and soften them a little.
The Good Father, when He sends [pg 145] them, sends at the same time the means by which they may be endured, and perhaps averted.
Remedies, in sickness.
Love, in trouble.
Devotion, in privations.
Comfort, in weakness.
Tears, in sorrow.