Is life unfair?

Remember Jesus sleeping in the boat during the storm?

A friend of mine stated online that life sometimes is so unfair. This provoked my inevitable thought: "Is life unfair to me?" I shook my head because God is good all the time. Everyone has a different life respectively according to the Holy Will of God.

"My little boat seems having it rough with fierce storms and raging seas. But I am still happy because I know my Sweet Jesus is sleeping in my little boat. He will calm everything and restores peace when He wakes up."

My little boat represents my life. Fierce storms and raging seas represent my difficulties and trials I face everyday. I am still happy because I truly believe that my Lord Jesus is resting at the heart of my life as I receive Him through Most Holy Communion in a state of grace everyday. I know I will attain eternal life and eternal happiness through Lord Jesus Christ.

Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer said, "A piece of advice I have insisted on repeatedly: be cheerful, always cheerful. Sadness is for those who do not consider themselves to be children of God." Saint Peter, our first Pope also said:

"Be glad about this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer. Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed. You love Him, although you have not seen Him, and you believe in Him, although you do not now see Him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express, because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in Him." (1 Peter 1:6-9)

If you have prayed a lot and still find life unfair, the two Saints can give you some advice. Saint Joseph Calasanctius said, "As long as a single passion reigns in our hearts, though all the others should have been overcome, the soul will never enjoy peace." And Saint Augustine said, "We ought to be persuaded that what God refuses to our prayer, He grants to our salvation."