At this
time of year we celebrate the life of He who is the embodiment of Tender Loving
Kindness, our precious Savior. He lived a life of perfection and forged a path
for each of us to follow in His foot-steps. If we would walk this path we must
try to understand what it is, to reconcile His divinity with His humanity. For,
to tread in His divine foot-steps we must walk in His shoes as a human being.
Chief
among His human attributes was His limitless compassion for His brothers and
sisters. He became the savior of mankind because His overwhelming compassion
would allow nothing less. He felt more
than the pains of His brothers and sisters; He stepped in to their shadow and
felt their darkness, their sense of separation from God. And, He entered the
darkness as deep and for as long as it would take to restore the light of
Loving Kindness for them. Our Prince demonstrated the path to perfection is in
unbridled compassion for those in our life and giving all we have to light
their way.
Unless
we arouse compassion in our daily affairs and do what is necessary to keep it
awake hour by hour, day by day we will lack the motivation necessary to make a
meaningful difference to those with whom we share this world. Our own shadow is
long and dark and in the absence of compassion it is cast upon all who stand
before us.
Our
brothers and sisters stand in the light before us beset by the darkness of
their own shadow. Through our compassion, our sacrifice we may step aside and
let the light of Tenderness shine through and light up their life. By acts of
gentleness, kindness and patience we may restore the illumination in the world
around them. Would we be channels of blessings to those in our care we must
bless their life with all that is available to us to do so, not just once or
twice but without end. Our Lord demonstrated that to be lights to others our
compassion for our fellow souls must be both continual and endless.
Our life
is enriched forever because our Lord walked the earth as human and divine. He
stepped aside so His desires were for the lives of others so the light of
Infinite Loving Kindness would light the way for them. In this light whom
so-ever he touched was healed every bit.
Let us
follow the pattern set by He who embodied the Father, to feel compassion for
those who suffer and without judgment, without condemnation, be the source of
limitless mercy in their life.
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