Let us take a moment on this second day of the Church Unity Octave, to reflect on how we can be united to each other through prayer. We all know families who are suffering because of illness or unemployment; we know of young men and women deployed in Afgahnistan and constantly in danger of being wounded or losing their lives; we see crime after crime, tragedy after tragedy on the daily news programs. The cross weighs on all in varying degrees. The question arises, "Why do some suffer so much more than others?" It is not ours to know. it seems, and as we well know, we are at a loss even at what to say to people with heavy burdens. We can, however, be united to them through prayer and trust that God will give them the grace to bear their yoke. It is amazing how consoling it is to folks when we tell them that we are praying for them. Simple but powerful. It unites us to them and gives them a support that our words of advice cannot give. Let us today, then pray that we might be united to ALL who "labor and are heavy burdened" (Mt 11: 28) and make it a point to tell those we do know that we are united to them in prayer.
Bro. Rene
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