Day 21 - Touching His Wounds
366 Days of Compassion and God's Promises in the Bible
To love is to bear the wounds of our beloved.
It is to hurt where they hurt, to weep where they weep, and to make ourselves vulnerable so we can strengthen those who faint.
“...Christ also suffered for us... He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.” - 1 Peter 2, WEBBE
The deepest wounds of the soul are healed only by compassion.
By compassion, we do not merely love from a distance or have pity by looking down upon others. Compassion compels us to share in the very pains experienced by our brother or sister in need. We touch their wounds, and their wounds become our own. We listen with our hearts, we enter into the darkness where they are, and we walk together to find the way back home.
People do not merely need to be clothed, they need to be embraced with love. A love that enters into their own fears and frailty, a love that suffers with them and stays with them through their darkest hour.
May There Be Bridges Between Us
May there be bridges between us
Bridges of understanding between you and me,
Bridges of hope,
Bridges of honesty,
Bridges that link us,
heart to heart,
and mind to mind.
May there be bridges between us,
Bridges that break down walls
and the coldness of words misunderstood,
May those bridges stand strong
May they reach out far and wide,
And may no one burn them
that they might fall.
May there be bridges between us
May it unite us evermore,
Bridges that bring us closer
heart to heart
and mind to mind,
Bridges between friends,
Bridges between brothers,|
that we may know we’re not alone,
and that we could always – always find our way back home!
God’s Promise for Today
“Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” - Matthew 19 (WEB)
Saint Quote
“What does love look like?
It has the hands to help others.
It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.
It has eyes to see the misery and want.
It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.
That is what love looks like.”
– St. Augustine
Mother Mary
“I am not only the Queen of Heaven, but also the Mother of Mercy.” - Our Lady to Saint Faustina
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“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” - Psalm 147:3-4
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