About the wounds of life

Is the price we pay
for being able to feel the wounds of others,
that of having been wounded ourselves?
Perhaps so.

If so, is it worth the price?
On balance, I would say yes.

About the Blessed Trinity

God, in the Blessed Trinity, you are

The Father of life, the Son of love, the Spirit of truth

                           and

The Father of love, the Son of love, the Spirit of love.

About the journey of Jesus

He started in a stable
but ended at the right hand of God.

About an uneasy conscience

Is it an outward sign of inward disgrace?

About never losing hope

Sometimes it seems as though we can never sort out the messiness of our lives in this world.
Let us not worry or lose hope.
Let us always trust that God will sort everything out in the next life.
Let us be sure of this. Let us hold on always. God loves us, come what may.

Did a loved one take his or her own life, go to prison, disappear without a word, commit a terrible crime, turn away from us?
Did we?
Let us not despair.
All will be well, if not today, then in that last great tomorrow which is forever.
Eternal truth, justice and love will prevail.
ALL WILL BE WELL.

About compassionate eyes

Those eyes have looked 
on the face of sorrow
and have wept.

May we all learn to see through compassionate eyes.

About the nearness of Jesus

Jesus, you are only ever
a church away from us.