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I love this illustration, for it shows the stoutness of Jesus – who never kvetched, but simply got it done. |
“We have to open our eyes; we have to look around us and recognize how God is calling us through the people at our side. We cannot turn our backs on others, ignoring them, because we are caught up in our own little world. That wasn’t how Jesus lived. The Gospel often speaks of his mercy, his ability to feel the sorrow and share the needs of others. He consoled the widow of Naim; he wept at the death of Lazarus; he felt compassion for the crowds that followed him with nothing to eat; he also had pity on sinners, on those who go through life without knowing light or truth. And when he landed, Jesus saw a large crowd, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.” ~ St. Josemaria Escriva
After some recollection, I think that sometimes my posts can have a definite air of nihilism; especially see “Homosexuality and the Occult” http://www.josephsciambra.com/2014/05/homosexuality-and-occult.htmlBut, this is never my intention. My only purpose in exposing these truths, sometimes ugly ones, about the gay lifestyle is in order to help those outside of that world come to an understand about what is actually going on from within; and to those already inside, to perhaps see a bit of the light; only, most importantly, I want Christians to comprehend what a dangerous state many gays inhabit: a desolate and seemingly happy life that is restless and forever searching. Therefore, we Christians have a great responsibility – as written down so eloquently (above) by St. Josemaria Escriva: that we must reach out to sinners, even when it’s inconvenient and complicated; that to be truly Christ-like, we must have Love and compassion for the lost. To merely point out their faults is to go looking for splinters; it’s time-consuming, uncharitable, and in the end – pointless.