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I know, O Lord, that your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

—Ps 119:75

“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word”

—Ps 119:67

“It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn you decrees”

—Ps 119:71

• Most of our notions about affliction are entirely negative—we picture leprosy, cancer, and worse. But affliction can be a good thing. It can motivate us to change our direction, attitudes, or behavior.

• God loves us enough to use the hard side of love—to do whatever is necessary for us to be safe and to teach us to be better people.

• Praise God for his wise, fatherly love, even when it is expressed in affliction.

• Reflect on Jesus, who chose to be afflicted so that we could experience the love and forgiveness of God the Father.