In patience, Jesus shows strength

Yesterday, we followed on television the Pope's annual Via Crucis. The commentary this year was very profound and touches life. Or it could be that I am in a very sensitive and pensive state at the moment. The brief introduction for the 7th Station "Jesus falls the second time" struck me: Gesù non dimostra potenza, ma insegna pazienza (Jesus does not show power, but teaches patience).
As I followed that Way of the Cross, it has struck me more and more that Jesus has really assumed everything that is human. We can say that in Jesus we see everything that is truly human, yes, everything, even those we would want to do away with in our lives: mistakes, failures, incomprehension, misjudgment, rejection, solitude, wounds, sickness, death. Yes, everything except sin.
So I can no longer say that since God cannot suffer, He cannot understand human suffering.
Indeed, God does understand. In the broken and mangled body of Jesus, we see that God has entered into the abyss of human suffering.
The God of Jesus, my God, has His own way of dealing with suffering. It is mindboggling because it defies human logic.
Often, I refuse His way. Often, like a spoiled child, what I want is for Him to take away the pain and to make everything right.
Because I am often fixated on what I want, on what I believe is the logical, the right way, I fail to see that, constantly, especially in moments of suffering, God gives me the greatest gift: HIS PRESENCE.
It is this presence of God that will allow me to be more patient everyday, patient with myself, patient with others, patient with life. It is patience which is the sign of true strength.