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Gaining this kingdom of the Father's love entails much suffering. (cf. Mt. 11:12; 25-34) The heart is stricken with pain when it realizes the loss suffered by man. I am speaking of Spiritual, metaphysical pain, and would wish my reader to understand me rightly. There is always a certain fluidity in our language : the words are the same but every new experience alters the content of ideas and the meaning they express.