RESILIENCE
«You make us a reproach to our neighbors; a scorn and a derision to those all around us» (Psalm 44: 13).
I (J) consider my fellow teacher Tamara one of the most creative and intelligent persons I have ever met. Loved and respected by her colleagues and students, Tamara teaches theoretical and laboratory classes with precision and a pleasant style, using multiple illustrations, objects, practical tasks, visits, projects for assisting those in need, and activities that build friendship and camaraderie between all those involved in the learning process.
She told me about her childhood years and I was surprised by the contrast between her past and her present. She came from a family considered a minority in the United States. She suffered extreme poverty and was called insulting nicknames both at school and in the neighborhood. They were members of a religious minority and suffered more contempt both from children and adults, constantly getting mocking messages about their faith and religious practices. Her father even received death threats for giving Bible studies to a neighbor. These experiences made Tamara very upset. She would have liked to get revenge, but her parents taught her to follow the Master’s example: to be humble, to forgive, and to love those who offended her.
«The years when Tamara and her family were the object of undeserved criticism spurred her to strive to live her life with conviction and to remain faithful to her principles. She became a woman with lofty goals. She was brilliant in her advanced studies and obtained a PhD from Washington State University, a prestigious institution. Maybe none of this would have been possible without the bitterness of those early years. When she talks about them, there is a smile on her face—a sign of gratitude for those painful experiences.
Every believer is called to pass through phases of suffering and, during those difficult days, may end up expressing thus his or her confusion to God: «Where are You when they mock me?» even exclaiming as the Psalmist did, «Awake!» (Ps. 44:23), as if God were sleeping. But God is not absent nor asleep. ‘The Psalmist concludes his poetic composition with the exclamation: «Redeem us for Your mercies’ sake!» (v. 26). It would be impossible for the heavenly Father to ignore the plea of one of His children in need!
Ask for God’s help today and He will grant it to you at the right time and in the best manner possible; He will give you both strength and victory.
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Tomado de: Lecturas Devocionales para Adultos 2020
«Buena Medicina es el Corazón Alegre»
Por: Julián Melgosa – Laura Fidanza.
Colaboradores: Alejandra Zavala
