2020-03-29
A Human Heart
A Human Heart
When
people read this they say they see that Jesus is a real human being,
son of God, God of heaven, man of the earth, weeping over a friend
like he weeps with us now at a difficult
time, and works with us to do what we can for all.
His
was a human heart. He liked friends and he found a home and a safe
place with them, over the hill and away from the mob. We might picture
him there – the talk, the chat, the prayers,
the love; meals with other friends who dropped in, times of prayer and
silence.
The
one who can share a laugh, eat a scone, have a drink or a cuppa. The
one who’d give a wink at the sign of peace! Not always so serious, even
about religion. There’s no such thing as
a sad saint!
He
is a good friend. Friendship gives new spirit. While we don’t
understand life’s ways, we find support now in his care for us.
For
ourselves, When life is ending we will give thanks for friends, and
regret the way we have drifted or hurt each other. Real friendship is
when another’s thoughts and life become at least
as or more important than our own.
So
the resurrection and the life is not just for after death. It is for
now. It takes faith to believe this in the fears and uncertainty of
these weeks. We raise each other up in friendship
and in love. In that is the grace of the Lord, himself a friend, for
when we love, God lives in us.
Picture friends and those you love, and give thanks to God for each of them.
Lord, help me to keep love and friendship alive in my life.
Donal Neary SJ:
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