Prayer for My Children Day 20- Compassion

Showing compassion takes a risk.
While going through cancer treatment I received so much support and help from those around me. An encouraging message would lift up my soul in a dreary day. A tasty dish would bring back my appetite in the midst of nausea and vomit. A visit from a kind friend would console me and allow me to be myself and become vulnerable in ways I never had imagined.
I also experienced much judgement and discouragement from people too. Like the three friends of Job, they come with some kind of opinion of why I am sick, what I need to do, and how I need to react in the horrible situation that I was faced with. They showed up with a hint of superiority and arrogance about not being the one to be sick. And they all seemed to know someone who had died of cancer...And they have an answer to my problem. Some, whom I considered as my close friends...not even a call, not even a text. Those kinds of detachment, probably mixed with my fragile emotional state, it became rejection and isolation.
So, if you know of someone who is hurting, going through the valleys, please do reach out. Loving someone who has nothing to give back is showing compassion. Showing kindness without expecting a pay back is compassion. Yes, it's a huge risk to show your caring and fragile heart. But to someone who is hurting, it's totally worth the risk. My children, do show your heart without expecting a payback. It will hurt at times, when the other person would not receive it the way you intended but take a risk anyway.
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