Boundless Compassion
It's funny how life gives you what you need. Or perhaps, God gives us what we need. As I continue my thoughts on compassion, both giving and receiving it, I was was reminded about self love. The parish where I work is having a parish mission called: The Journey Towards Boundless Compassion: Walk With Me. I chance to attend a mini session of the mission with a group of kindergartners. The first speaker reminded us that God loves us, he created us all uniquely out of love. We are a necessary part of how God wants the world to be. I was reminded that compassion allows us to love each other no matter what and that it begins with the love of Jesus and flows from the love of self. As a single mom, raising four completely different individuals, I was always trying to understand them. I could tell that some of them had more 'spirIT' than the others. It was like they were born it 'IT'. I wish that all people new that they have the spirit o...