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Parashat Vayeshev. Genesis 37:1-40:23
Joseph carried no bitterness toward those who caused his suffering. He refused to ask why he suffered, knowing that pursuing the “why” leads only into a maze. Instead, he sought how to respond to suffering — the path that leads to life.
A Hasidic tale is told of Rabbi Levi Yitzhak, who once prayed: How could I dare ask why everything happens as it does? I do not beg You to reveal the secret of Your ways — I could not bear it. But show me one thing: show me more clearly and more deeply what this moment asks of me, what it demands of me, what You, Ruler of the world, are saying to me through it.
A personal reflection question:
In this moment of suffering or burden, what is being asked of me — and how am I called to respond?
Prayer:
“The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Ps. 34:18).
Prepared by Prof. Sr Maureena Fritz
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Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions: Nostra Aetate, No. 4