Recently I was at the sidewalk in front of the Catholic Worker House here. A man and a woman were talking.
She appeared to be well-groomed and attired in casual clothes which looked clean. She gave the impression she was deeply concerned about him.
His skin was dirty; he was dressed in clothes which seemed second hand. He led one to think he was probably homeless. By his facial expression, posture, and the way he moved, one got the sense that he might have been depressed.
She softly and tenderly assured him, "You know, there's nothing you can tell me that would make me stop loving you." She so sought to soothe his heart with unconditional love that she suggests that she strives to love her neighbor as herself,* just as Jesus instructed us to do.
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
She appeared to be well-groomed and attired in casual clothes which looked clean. She gave the impression she was deeply concerned about him.
His skin was dirty; he was dressed in clothes which seemed second hand. He led one to think he was probably homeless. By his facial expression, posture, and the way he moved, one got the sense that he might have been depressed.
She softly and tenderly assured him, "You know, there's nothing you can tell me that would make me stop loving you." She so sought to soothe his heart with unconditional love that she suggests that she strives to love her neighbor as herself,* just as Jesus instructed us to do.
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
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