miniZibaldone

We need the mercy, the consolation that comes from the Lord. All of us need it. This is our poverty but also our grandeur: to plead for the consolation of God, who  in his tenderness comes to wipe the tears from our eyes. From the meditation At times of sadness, suffering and sickness, amid the anguish of persecution and grief, everyone looks for a word of consolation. We sense a powerful need for  someone to be close and feel compassion for us. We experience what it means to be disoriented, confused, more heartsick than we ever thought possible. We look around  us with uncertainty, trying to see if we can find someone who really understands our pain. Our mind is full of questions but answers do not come. Reason by itself is  not capable of making sense of our deepest feelings, appreciating the grief we experience and providing the answers we are looking for. At times like these, more  than ever do we need the reasons of the heart , which alone can help us ...