I was
watching an interview on FOX news once, a few years ago, and the anchorman was
speaking to a priest, and the topic happened to be the late pope, who has just
passed away at the time.
The priest began to speak about the sufferings of the pope, how that after the assassination attempt he suffered pain the rest of his life, and as John Paul aged he developed Parkinson's Disease which was extremely debilitating, as well. And yet for all his suffering, the pope continued to travel and minister to his people.
Near the end of the interview the priest quoted Colossians 1:24, "Filling up in my own body the unfinished sufferings of Christ."
And the newsman said, "I don't understand. What is unfinished about Christ' sufferings?"
To which the kindly priest, with a sad twinkle in his eye, responded...
"Our Participation”
The priest began to speak about the sufferings of the pope, how that after the assassination attempt he suffered pain the rest of his life, and as John Paul aged he developed Parkinson's Disease which was extremely debilitating, as well. And yet for all his suffering, the pope continued to travel and minister to his people.
Near the end of the interview the priest quoted Colossians 1:24, "Filling up in my own body the unfinished sufferings of Christ."
And the newsman said, "I don't understand. What is unfinished about Christ' sufferings?"
To which the kindly priest, with a sad twinkle in his eye, responded...
"Our Participation”
By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "Reflections"
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