2 Cor 7:9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made asorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
the last phrase is quite different. In Spanish it says: "para que ninguna pérdida padecieseis por nuestra parte. "
Literally it would say, so that you will suffer no loss because of us.
God doesn't damage us. However we do suffer great loss when we distance ourselves from Him. If we can repent and turn our hearts to him we will not suffer any loss of Him.
God isn't pleased when we suffer, but when the suffering brings us closer to Him, He is happy. I would much rather be brought to Him because I love Him, and I'm sure He would prefer that, too. But if suffering can help us remember our Father who loves us and wants to help and bless us and wants to alleviate our suffering, then He is glad for it. That is sorrow after a godly manner - the sorrow that takes our hearts back to Him. That is the sorrow that ends the suffering from the loss of Him.
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