What Paul is asserting is that Jesus did not die so that we would never have to suffer, but so that we would know how to suffer.
He wrote “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church” (Col 1:24). The idea of “offering it up” comes from the writings of Saint Paul. Do you have crosses or sufferings you are wasting by not offering them up? TWO They are the most powerful means to empty us of disordered desires, increase our intimacy with Jesus and do the greatest good for the world and others if we know how to accept them with trust and offer them with love to Christ. Can I please have your blessing?” John Paul replied “Don’t waste your suffering.” The Holy Father raised his hand, blessed the priest, and then with an open palm, thumped the priest on the head.
He said to the Pope with a twinge of humor and self-pity “I broke my leg. The priest had a broken leg and stood on crutches as John Paul approached him in the receiving line of guests. After concelebrating Mass with the Holy Father in his private chapel, a priest from Michigan had a brief opportunity to meet the Pope. In his book St John Paul the Great – His Five Loves, Jason Evert shares this story about JPII.
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