\u201cMother of Christ,
\nhelp me to be willing
\nto accept the suffering
\nthat is the condition of love.
\nHelp me accept
\nthe grief
\nof seeing those whom I love suffer,
\nand when they die
\nlet me share in their death
\nby compassion.
\nGive me the faith
\nthat knows Christ
\nin them,
\nand knows that His love
\nis the key
\nto the mystery of suffering.
\nHelp me,
\nBlessed Mother,
\nto see with your eyes,
\nto think with your mind,
\nto accept with your will.
\nHelp me to believe
\nthat it is Christ
\nwho suffers in innocent children,
\nin those who die in the flower of life,
\nin those whose death is an act
\nof reparation,
\nin those who are sacrificed
\nfor others.
\nRemind me
\nthat their suffering
\nis Christ\u2019s love
\nhealing the world,
\nand when I suffer for them
\nand with them,
\nI too am given the power
\nof His redeeming love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caryll Houselander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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