Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, the podcast is brief, but Dr. Bacote considers how the sufferings of Jesus provide a surprising path of growth for us as we contend with uncertainties and distress in the face of our next presidential election in the United States.

The Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America gives us this language that helps us to see a path towards perseverance, hope, and greater knowledge of Jesus:
61. How do Jesus’ sufferings help you?
Jesus has experienced our sufferings, understands our sorrows, and is able to sympathize with our weakness. Therefore, I should bear my sufferings with perseverance and hope, for my Savior is with me in them, and through them I will come to know him more fully. ( Job 9:32–35; Psalm 22:22–26; Isaiah 53:4–7; Luke 4:1–13; Hebrews 4:14–5:10)

How have you thought about being helped by Christ's sufferings? Leave a comment.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

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