Thesis on Tribulations

[Overland 349]

God created the world for a purpose unbeknownst to man, though some (especially the Wandering Wizard of the Aegis era) have hinted at it being a trial. But to nature of this nature is unknown and we are left in the dark, mayhaps for the better.

 

In this time of an eclipse-like night and the first major plague in seven decades, it would almost seem that god wishes to punish us for our wrongdoing. But as it is said in  the Scroll of Virtue, there are mentions of trials and tribulations. These tribulations are not punishments, but they are merely meant to test us. And we can learn from them.

 

As it is said in the Scroll of Virtue, god did mean to give us trials:

“And as I have created the struggles of the earth and spirit, so too do I bring forth their remedies.”

Moreover, he also proclaims he shall bring us remedies, referring to his care and guidance for Man. But most of all, he wishes us to be virtuous and it is discernable that he wishes for us to learn from the trials he has created.

 

Deeper in the passage, god once again speaks, restating he created trials and tribulations, and their remedies. Though he also tells us that creation is also for our benefit:

“For I have given to thee the pains of the world, and I have given to thee their cure. And thou shalt know the trials of the theatre of virtue, and know that all creation is for thy benefit.”

Why would god create trials for no other reason than to test us? He is not a cruel deity bent on seeing us head to ruin. Provided we follow his teachings, he will protect us. By facing each tribulation, we learn from it, and while the true meaning of these trials may not be known until ascend to our places in the Seven Skies, everything in creation is made for our benefit. Therefore, it is certain that one of the benefits of each trial is to be better people in the eyes of god and overcome misfortunes in a virtuous manner, as is the name of the scroll that these passages can be found.

 

Thus, god wishes for us to learn and grow via his trials. He means not for us to run and cower when we receive one. For example, despite the terrors of the recent eclipse-like night or  through the plague that has followed, humanity has not ceased their work or cowered. This is what god wants of us through this passage, he wants us  to be vitreous and to take his trials and learn from them.

 

And to conclude, I leave you with one last passage from the scroll:

“And I am the Lord God without peer, and My cure is the sacred cure, and My trials are the holy trials, and all the reliefs of heaven are open to the virtuous forbearer.”

 

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Acolyte Joachim de Bar, of the Church of the Canon

19th of the Snow’s Maiden 1526

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[HappyShackles 886]

Bishop Iosif nods as he finishes reading the thesis.

"A promising one indeed!"

[Daisy 9738]

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