Indeed God disposes everything for good

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III


Jonah


Indeed God disposes everything for good, the shade for good and the sun's beating for good as well. The body may grow faint yet this may be for good, that the spirit may become refreshed. Jonah might grow miserable and his soul troubled and he wished death for himself, and this affliction and trouble could be part of God's design, good for saving his spirit and cleansing his heart.

God desires our salvation and is ready to use any, useful means even if it sometimes involves trouble for the body or the soul.