Why Me

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Why Me?  (2003) by Justice St Rain
A Spiritual Guide to Growing Through Tests

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Why Me?
The Gardener and the Rose
Thinking Like a Rose
Trusting the Gardener
The Gift of Tests
Some Background
The Importance of Faith in the Face of Conflicting Evidence
Discovering Your True Nature
Spiritual Beings with a Spiritual Purpose
Practicing Virtues
Section Summary
Tests That Are Gifts from God
Being Receptive to Tests
Tests That Motivate
Tests That Identify Strengths and Weaknesses
Tests Experienced As Punishments
Tests That We Create for Ourselves
Natural Consequences
The Tests We Choose
Examples of Tests We Choose
The Crossroads
Identifying Our Tests
From Chain to Spiral
Following the Spiral
Listening to Emotions
Understanding Intense Emotions
Section Summary
Tools for Passing Tests
A Quick Quiz About Tests
Loving Virtues
Replacing Material Attractions with Spiritual Attractions
Developing a Thirst for Spirituality
Appreciating the Afterlife
Detachment
Desire for Virtues
Gaining Perspective
Study the Holy Words
Study the Lives of the Prophets
Prayer
Meditation
Dynamics of Prayer
Section Summary
52 Virtues
Why Us, Why Them?
Testing Humanity
Getting Angry at God
In Conclusion
Prayers for Assistance
About the Bahá’í Faith