Category Archives: love of others
Lowly, yet chosen
In 2006, Pope Francis, then Cardinal Bergoglio, chose a children’s hospital in Palermo (Buenos Aires) to celebrate The Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. There, he washed the feet of 12 sick children. His episcopal motto is “miserando atque eligendo” (lowly, yet chosen). Thank you, Lord, for this man, a true Witness to Hope.
He makes them better by loving them
It’s midway through Lent. You may be wanting to give up. Here’s a reminder of what Lent is all about. Read it for yourself . . . as well as for others. Jesus loves as a pure gift, for the sake of nothing; he gives by taking the initiative, gratuitously . . . He makes others better by …
A kind twist
It’s time for Amy Carmichael: “Sir Robert Ball, the astronomer, began when he was old to write the story of his life. He made this rule for himself: ‘Try to give everything narrated a kind twist.’” How would our lives look to us if we practiced doing that? She goes on to say: “Isn’t that …
Our high calling
Luke 6:28 Pray for those who abuse you. In these days where we find ourselves unliked as Catholics for our stance on so many things, we would do well to heed Amy Carmichael’s advice regarding this Scripture passage–actually this is good advice regarding anyone we may find difficult: Are there any who are making your …
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
A follow-up by Larissa on yesterday’s post: Learning Contentment through Suffering. I want to be like these people when I grow up!
A story of grace
This is a tremendous story of hope and grace and love: The Story of Ian and Larissa. (Scroll down to see the video.) I’m going to be thinking about it for a long, long time. It’s a story that is worth “going viral.”
Loving with Mary
This morning as I woke up, I began thinking again about contemplating our Lord’s Passion with Mary. I was immediately struck by the thought of how much of her time and love was spent through these difficult days in loving those that Christ loved. Peter would surely have flown to her after his denial. How …
Over the camels
I just discovered a new collection of Amy Carmichael writings that I had not known about. (I hope none of you are groaning. My disclaimer is that I write most of these posts for myself . . . I always experience such wonder at what she discovers in Scripture and such hope from her …
The Difficult Love (5)
Back in January I started a series on “the difficult love”: loving those whom we find difficult to love. The ultimate test, of course, is loving our enemies . . . which Christ has indeed commanded us to do. I have been reading the life of Richard Wurmbrand, a Jewish Christian pastor who was imprisoned …
What does this love look like?
Thinking a little bit more about yesterday’s post and the importance of overcoming the world with God’s love. . . I think the hardest expression of loving is forgiveness, don’t you? Charles Williams, reflecting on the phrase from the Lord’s Prayer, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us,” has this …
