speaking of compassion …
April 7, 2008
I’m in need of some.
I’ve been outta-commission sick for the past 36 hours. (I hosted a small gathering last Friday nite and have learned of 6 people who came away sick. Guess a nasty bug crashed our party; talk about contagion.)
Whenever I’m sick I realize how far I have to go in the way of being compassionate. (It just doesn’t come naturally for me.) There’s something about needing and suffering in one’s own body that promotes, I think, a different kind of mercy. Maybe that’s why the way of the cross is so often central in teaching us (empowering us?) to love …
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April 8, 2008 at 5:53 am
Praying for ya!
Hope you feel better.