It may seem trite to say there is good in everything. This is a stretch for you, I know. You see horror, tragedy, mismanagement, and you cannot conceive of what possible good there could be in many circumstances that befall. This is hard to believe, I know. And yet this is the God's honest truth.
The world you live in is like a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. The picture is not only incomplete, but what it is a picture of is not yet perceptible. You can't make it out. So far, you can only imagine. The picture is obtuse, unfathomable, and makes no sense. The more you think about it, the worse it gets.
I beseech you to stop thinking of events in life as reward or punishment. Look at it this way, beloveds: Life is not quite so much about you as you think. I don't mean that you are small potatoes. I mean that all of life is not directed toward you, even though you are a recipient of it. You are the star of your own life, yet there are many stars in the firmament.
Yes, I know that life can hurt and hurt deeply, and, at times, you see no reason to be grateful. Do not think I am cavalier about your pain. I don't scoff. I know the last thing you want to hear is: "Okay, your beloved died. But at least you had your beloved." It doesn't give you comfort to consider that many people have not even had the happiness you had. You are seeing loss. You are thinking something once given has been taken away, as if a promise given were retracted.
Time and time again, you learn that life in the world is temporary, and that life itself is eternal. This is a big forgetting, beloveds. Nothing in the world lasts, not life nor limb in terms of the world, yet life itself never dims, never flags, never leaves nor gets lost, never disappears. And, yet, this temporary way station on Earth matters very much to you. I will tell you, that in the scheme of things, it matters very much. As temporary as it is, it matters. There is more going on than meets the eye. Yet, beloveds, the details are not as significant as they seem to you.
Everyone on Earth is important. Death seems to come, and I tell you that there is no death, and you think: "Sure, sure, there is no death. There is no pain. There is no suffering. I just imagine I am accustomed to them."
You may further think: "God, You're not going to make a Pollyanna out of me. I do not wear rose-colored glasses. Furthermore, I refuse to. I call a spade a spade. My heart hurts, and You tell me that what I experience is only illusion. Well, I tell You, God, with due respect, this illusory experience holds plenty of real pain for me."
You may feel that you have had it with life as it is in the world. You may feel that you are at the end of your rope. Beloveds, the world as you know it is coming to an end. You won't need a rope any longer. You will be living life in a new way.
You have always jumped over hurdles. Now you will jump sooner. And soon enough, there will be a time, in your lifetime, when there are no hurdles to jump over. You will see life in a new light. Because how you see life determines how you live it, you will live a new life. New eyes mean new life. And I'm not kidding.