Oh, Rev. Cameron! This is all so beautiful, so necessary, and so true. Saint Benedict in his Rule urges us to treat all visitors as if they were Christ. Easier said than done, of course, but that's where prayer comes in. We pray to become patient, kind, gentle, compassionate, and joyful -- the fruits of the Spirit. At funeral services, sometimes we need to laugh so that we can cry. In our spiritual life, sometimes we need solitude to love the multitude. Amen!
Oh, Rev. Cameron! This is all so beautiful, so necessary, and so true. Saint Benedict in his Rule urges us to treat all visitors as if they were Christ. Easier said than done, of course, but that's where prayer comes in. We pray to become patient, kind, gentle, compassionate, and joyful -- the fruits of the Spirit. At funeral services, sometimes we need to laugh so that we can cry. In our spiritual life, sometimes we need solitude to love the multitude. Amen!