Saturday, March 23, Lent 34
‘World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.’ Dalai Lama
Peace is the manifestation of human compassion.
Human compassion goes beyond feeling sympathy for someone and moves to do something to alleviate their pain. Human compassion looks at the person in front of us and asks how can we help.
Let’s pray
Give me eyes to see my neighbour, my literal neighbour, and my neighbour in the way Jesus talks about neighbours. And when I see, move me to human compassion - not just to sympathize but to action.
May ‘my neighbour’ know peace as their pain is alleviated.
Move me to help in the ways that I can.
Prompt me to reach out and ask for help when I need it too.
It feels too much to ask for world peace, but start with me.
Amen.