It
is said that children learn what they live. But children also teach
the adults in their lives lessons on subjects such as unconditional
love, self-sacrifice, self-forgetfulness, patience and more. The
ordinary way an adult learns these things from his or her children is
by caring for them.
Every
parent knows that. But some extraordinary children seem sent by God
to teach us about the “big questions” such as life, death,
suffering, and the existence of God. The children in this book, all
of whom suffered terribly during their short lives, bore witness to
God’s love and an understanding of the meaning of suffering and
“what to do with it” that belied their years. And their teaching
was not limited to their immediate family: Everyone with whom they
came into contact, from doctors and nurses, to major political
figures and popes to family friends and other children, was
profoundly affected by the encounter.
This
book will make you cry, yes, but the tears will be mixed with
something akin to joy at the beauty of the short lives of Brendan,
Margaret, and Audrey, and awe at the grace and dignity with which
they bore their crosses, lived and enjoyed this life, and ultimately
left it to be with the God they all loved. In this time in which
there is so much despair and sadness, and in this world in which we
are so frequently reminded that it can truly be a “vale of tears,”
let the Littlest
Suffering Souls remind
you that this present life is not all there is; let the Littlest
Suffering Souls point
you to heaven and to Christ.
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