La Douleur de la Grâce: Vivre et Souffrir dans la Dignité
par Joni J. Seith et traduit par le Père Michel Legault, MSA
En guidant ses lecteurs à travers sa conversion d’un milieu culturel juif au catholicisme, Joni J. Seith raconte sa lutte pour vivre avec une maladie génétique débilitante chronique, douloureuse et progressive appelée syndrome d’Ehlers Danlos. Écrit avec candeur, dans un style humoristique optimiste et édifiant, La Douleur de la Grâce: Vivre et Souffrir dans la Dignité accompagne le lecteur sur un étonnant chemin de foi, comme le montre la vie vertigineuse et remarquable de Joni. Son histoire apporte un témoignage inoubliable de l’amour de Dieu dans la souffrance à un monde qui a grand besoin de cette vérité, donnant de l’espoir à de nombreuses personnes qui s’interrogent sur le but de la vie. Ces mémoires sincères et honnêtes s’adressent à tous ceux qui luttent contre la dépression, le désespoir et la douleur chronique, et à tous ceux qui ont besoin qu’on leur rappelle le véritable sens de la vie.
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TÉMOIGNAGES
“Joni Seith a reçu la croix d’Ehlers Danlos, une maladie débilitante du tissu conjonctif. Pain of Grace est son histoire touchante et convaincante de Jésus l’invitant à entrer dans son amour transformateur à travers sa souffrance. Joni témoigne avec éloquence des paroles de saint Jean-Paul II dans Salvifici Doloris : “C’est la souffrance, plus que toute autre chose, qui ouvre la voie à la grâce qui transforme les âmes humaines”. Son histoire est un guide pour nous tous afin que nous trouvions sa grâce dans notre douleur”. – Mgr William D. Byrne, évêque de Springfield, Massachusetts
“La douleur de la grâce : Vivre et souffrir dans la dignité est exactement ce que le titre proclame – et plus encore. Il s’agit de l’histoire passionnante d’une vie imprégnée de douleur physique et de souffrance spirituelle, mais plus encore de la grâce et de l’amour de Dieu. Chaque lecteur devrait se sentir concerné par les réflexions sincères de Joni Seith, depuis les premiers souvenirs de sa famille de naissance jusqu’à ceux d’une épouse et d’une mère aimante à travers des décennies de luttes et de triomphes, alors que ses enfants grandissent jusqu’à l’âge adulte en tant qu’enfants de Dieu. Tout lecteur atteint d’une maladie physique grave devrait trouver un réconfort particulier, une motivation et même de bons moments de rire dans cette belle histoire qui montre comment toutes sortes d’adversités peuvent être transformées par la grâce de Dieu au bénéfice de ceux qui souffrent et de tous ceux qui ont la chance de partager leur vie avec eux. Une lecture glorieuse !” – Kevin Vost, Psy.D., auteur de Memorize the Latin Mass !
“Joni Seith a ouvert une fenêtre sur la grâce sanctifiante et vivifiante que Dieu dispense librement à travers ses mémoires relatant les nombreuses décennies pendant lesquelles elle a souffert du syndrome d’Ehlers Danlos avec amour et dignité.” – Cameron Fradd, “Among the Lilies” (Parmi les lys)
“Les mots de La douleur de la grâce ont émergé de manière unique à travers les larmes. L’auteure Joni Seith a pleuré tout au long de son écriture parce que, tout simplement, elle était souvent à l’agonie. Les lecteurs verseront des larmes pour une raison différente : ils seront transpercés et emportés dans une chaleureuse étreinte de la manière dont une personne fait face à la douleur de toute une vie et s’en remet au Christ. Seith offre aux lecteurs une méditation profonde sur la manière dont on amène le travail physique et émotionnel – et les crises de désespoir – au Golgotha. L’humour insolent qui émaille son récit rend l’omnibus de Seith sur la souffrance rédemptrice d’autant plus poignant et efficace. La croix est rarement évoquée aujourd’hui ; heureusement, le récit vivifiant de Seith met en lumière son poids éternel. Bravo ! – Kevin Wells, auteur de Burst, Priest and Beggar, et The Priests We Need to Save the Church (Les prêtres dont nous avons besoin pour sauver l’Église)
“Avec clarté, charme et honnêteté, Joni Seith partage avec ses lecteurs son parcours de vie transformateur d’une manière qui nous inspire à réfléchir à nos propres fardeaux et bénédictions, et à embrasser l’espoir comme une réalité, et la foi comme un but et une célébration. En voyageant avec elle – à travers des pages de douleur et de persévérance, et des moments de découverte et d’approfondissement de la spiritualité – nous recevons la vérité des hauts et des bas, des larmes et des rires, de la perte et de la nostalgie – qui se révèlent tous comme des occasions de vivre plus sagement, et de connaître la présence et l’amour de Dieu d’une manière plus personnelle et plus puissante”. – Jeni Stepanek, PhD, auteur du best-seller du NY Times, Messenger : L’héritage de Mattie J.T. Stepanek & Heartsongs
“Joni Seith a produit un livre incroyablement merveilleux basé sur une vie remarquablement belle. – Sebastian Mahfood, OP, PhD, auteur de The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy (La spiritualité narrative de la Divine Comédie de Dante)
“Quelle merveilleuse histoire de vie – pleine d’idées psychologiques et de sagesse spirituelle. Un livre à offrir à toute personne souffrant de douleurs physiques chroniques”. – Ronda Chervin, juive convertie à la foi catholique, professeur de philosophie, écrivain et conférencière
“Toute personne qui a du mal à trouver la paix et un but dans la souffrance devrait lire ce livre ! Nous pensons tous que la souffrance est ce qui nous empêche de vivre une vie paisible et pleine d’objectifs. Les mots de Joni et son parcours personnel révèlent le contraire : à travers le Christ, notre souffrance produit une paix et un but qui nous seraient autrement inaccessibles.” – Jessica Ptomey, PH.D. Auteur de Home in the Church : Vivre une foi catholique incarnée
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joni J. Seith est une convertie au catholicisme issue d’un milieu culturel juif, dont l’histoire de la conversion a été publiée dans Envoy Magazine et diffusée dans l’émission Journey Home d’EWTN. Joni est l’auteur et l’illustratrice de Cloud of Witnesses I et II, et a été la fondatrice et présidente de Biblically Correct, Inc. de 1995 à 2010 et membre du Catholic Marketing Network. En tant que conférencière sur les sujets de la souffrance rédemptrice, de la prière, des saints, des miracles et de sa propre histoire de conversion, Joni aime partager son amour pour l’Église catholique et ses enseignements avec des personnes de tous âges et de toutes confessions. Joni a donné des conférences sur la retraite de carême à des catholiques et à des non-catholiques et a enseigné la théologie du corps à des adolescents. Elle a également donné des cours de RCIA et de CCD. Bien que Joni souffre d’une douleur chronique débilitante et que son état se détériore, cela ne l’a pas empêchée de répandre la joie de l’Évangile que Jésus a transmis par l’intermédiaire de son Épouse souffrante, l’Église. La manière candide et unique de Joni de voir Dieu dans et à travers les souffrances de sa vie est à la fois inspirante et contagieuse.
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