Christ’s Hands Are Yours – Apr. 8, 2020
Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours,Yours are the eyes through which is to look out Christ’s compassion to the world;Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good;Yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now. –St. Teresa of Avila
Humility and Compassion – Oct. 10, 2019
“When we can stop blaming others or nature or God for not getting what we want and be honest about what this inevitable rearrangement does to us, then humility and compassion are possible.” –Mark Nepo, “Not Getting What We Want,” Seven Thousand Ways to Listen
Servanthood – Sept. 6, 2019
“God’s compassion is total, absolute, unconditional, without reservation. It is the compassion of the one who keeps going to the most forgotten corners of the world, and who cannot rest as long as knowing that there are still human beings with tears in their eyes. It is the compassion of a God who does not […]
The Blessing of Compassion – Feb. 19, 2019
“…Pronouncing a blessing puts you as close to God as you can get. To learn to look with compassion on everything that is; to see past the terrifying demons outside to the bawling hearts within; to take the first move toward the other, however many times it takes to get close; to open your arms […]
