Engagingourselves In The Agony Of The World. Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

Very often we are at a loss
to know how to heal
the hurts and hunger around us.

Why not we engage ourselves
in the agony of the world?

By Partaking in the sufferings,
pain, and rejections of the poor
our love will grow and mature.

Our love deepens as we forgive.

We forget ourselves for a while
and reach out in care
and compassion for the other.

Involve yourselves in the world
of the poor and abandoned.

A love that is not for more
than itself will stagnate and die.

Do I meditate on healing and compassion?
Do I forgive myself and others?

Do I forgive those who seem
least deserving of forgiveness?