“You’re blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘care-full,’ you find yourselves cared for."
Same verse (New KIng James Version):
"Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy."
And the same haunting question: Do I, really? Really care about people?
It is so easy to talk about St. Francis and how he did care about people, and to write about what that looked like, but when I sit in the quiet morning, when I think about what my day's activities look like, I know the question of caring is a very real one.
Is it a heart issue? Do the acts of caring flow out of a heart that cares? Is it simply putting others first in my life and acting that way toward them?
The implication of those words of Jesus above is care, do it! But, how do I work up a feeling of true caring? Can I just summon up a will to care, or what? Do I care about caring?
I know I want to be a person who is caring. I want to be known. as a man that does, but most of all I want to look inside and see a heart that is true to this.
So I pray for help. A selfish heart struggles with the concept and the answers to all these questions.
When I reach the end of this day, can I lay my head on the pillow and see any evidence?
Did I truly care about someone today? Anyone? or just me?
Jesus says CARE
With His help, I will....
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