HOW IS IT that sometimes subtly, sometimes with a sudden startle, God breaks through the thick fog of our collective blindness? Our lives confront us with the inevitable experience of suffering: our own suffering, the suffering we cause to others, the pain we experience in and with the suffering of others. “Pay attention,” says the voice of God within us, “Here is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with me! You will find me when your heart breaks open with compassionate love for all of creation. But you must let the suffering touch you deeply enough that you begin to see your own path as a path of compassion on behalf of all living creatures.”
- Elaine M. Prevallet
Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life
From “With Open Eyes: Discerning the Pattern of God’s Presence,” pp. 29-30, Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life, vol.25, no. 3. Copyright © 2009 via Upper Room web site
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