Suffering

I must admit that I haven't experienced a great deal of suffering in my life. Granted, I've had my share of trials and tribulations, but not suffering in the truest sense. Over the last week or so I've become very frustrated at a physical difficulty I am suffering from which seems to have no cause and which is stubbornly remaining when it should have already gone. This is new to me, experiencing a physical limitation. I hate it. But, I am now coming to peace with it in a sense, accepting that no matter how frustrated I am, I really can't control it; it is out of my hands. So I have made the decision to (from now until it has passed) offer it up to God as a penance for my sins, and I am keeping in the forefront of my mind the sufferings which Christ endured for my sake. My pain and discomfort is nothing compared to what He went through, and this pain is nothing compared to the joy of heaven.

 
Lord, I offer you my pain and sorrow in reparation for my numberless offenses and negligences. Help me to endure with grace and charity, and allow my suffering to bear fruit in my life to your glory. Amen.