Friday, April 1, 2011

Commitment to Compassion

"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken husband to wife and wife to husband in marriage.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by a mother as she embraces her children.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by a father every time his labor pays for his family's food.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by a teacher every time a child learns to read and write.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by the armed forces every time they are on the front lines.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by a nurse at the bedside of a patient in pain.
"This is my body. This is my blood" words that can be spoken by all who reach out in love and minister to others.
This commitment to compassionate action is the true communion of saints, and it is how we help create heaven on earth.