We have to open our eyes; we have
to look around us and recognize how God is calling us through the people at our
side. We cannot turn our backs on others, ignoring them, because we are caught
up in our own little world. That wasn’t how Jesus lived. The Gospel often
speaks of his mercy, his ability to feel the sorrow and share the needs of
others. He consoled the widow of Naim; he wept at the death of Lazarus; he felt
compassion for the crowds that followed him with nothing to eat; he also had
pity on sinners, on those who go through life without knowing light or truth. “And
when he landed, Jesus saw a large crowd, and had compassion on them, because
they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.”
Oh St. Josemaría
Escrivá, who was canonized by St. John Paul II in 2002, pray for us, that we may
open our eyes to the needs of others.
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