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Amma: the face of compassion.
Sharanam Sharanam Amma Amma.
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Theme: compassion. My friends separate their recycling and leave the bottles on the curb to make it easier for the guys who collect the bottles out of trash and recycling
bins.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus, suddenly a woman comes out of the crowd. Her name is Veronica. You can see how she cares for you as she takes a cloth and begins to wipe the blood and sweat from your face. She can't do much, but she offers what little help she can.
As a child, sometimes I know someone could use a little help and understanding. They may be picked on or teased by others, or just sad or lonely. Sometimes I feel bad that others don't step in to help, but I don't help either.
As an adult, I notice the needs around me. Sometimes my own family members crave my attention, and I don't even seem to notice. Sometimes a co-worker, friend, or family member could use help or understanding, but I don't reach out to help lest I be criticized, or that they demand more of me than I'd like to give.
My tender Jesus, Who didst deign to print Thy sacred face upon the cloth with which Veronica wiped the sweat from off Thy brow, print in my soul deep, I pray Thee, the lasting memory of Thy bitter pains.
Our Father.... Hail Mary.... Glory be to the Father....
Leader: Jesus Christ Crucified.
All: Have mercy on Us.
Leader: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak, and they came to him and said,"Hail, King of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly.
John 19: 1-3
I've visited many Compassion International projects in the last few years. From Guatemala, Uganda, Philippines, and here in Haiti. I'm blown away every time by the hope these children have despite living in such dire situations. This picture gets me because of the look on this kids face. He was so proud to hold that sign (he made it by the way, not us.)
For those of you unfamiliar with Compassion International, they are literally changing the lives of over a million children in poverty around the world. This is only possible through sponsorships from you and me. If you want to know more about Compassion, you can contact me or visit their website at Compassion.com
This painting has a story behind it. A doctor friend of mine came to me and asked me to reproduce this picture for him. He told me that the little girl in the picture has a terminal illness, and probably wouldn't live much longer. I felt honored to be asked to do such a painting. In the painting her father is holding his daughter, and the doctor told me that they praying so that she might get better. I don't know how the little girl is doing, but I am moved everytime I see this painting, or a photo of it.
I scanned this first but it was way TOO WHITE....so, I had to take a picture of it instead.
I used watercolor pencils on the sky, the hair & the dog. I'm ok with the hair & dog, but Ugh on the sky....Tips anyone? Anyone?
Compassion Prompt for D'blogala NaNoJouMo for 11/7
Thanks,
Eden
This quote hung on Dorothea Lange's dark room door:
"The contemplation of things as they are, without error or confusion, without substitution or imposture, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention."
~ Francis Bacon
In our daily lives we may not particularly like what we hear and see, but when one has the courage to contemplate these things without error, confusion, or our imagination, then one is in a nobler place where compassion will come forth.
Compassion for one's self...,
Compassion for another...
Dorothea Lange held a compassionate eye behind her camera.
Our Daily Challenge
"Communication"
and
I Believe In Magic
Day 22... *Courage*
and
Working Towards a Better World
*Communication-Courage-Compassion*