A quote from Catherine:
If you love each other cordially, you have heaven already.
This morning as I was reading, I found a line that has me pondering.."your pain in my heart" a definition of compassion. I wonder if we really stop to think how we witness compassion. It is so easy to do with words, but actions are a different thing. How do we put compassion into action? I think this quote of Catherine's is very appropo...if you love each other cordially... To me this means walking in another's shoes and helping to stretch the fit so there is no pinch. It means that there is a generosity of spirit to relieve others of their small (or large) burdens. It means that the rubbing shoulders, the co-working and co-living (community) is a gracious act of genuineness.
For me today, I will continue to ponder how (and if) I take the pain of another into my heart. I hope you do, too.
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