Lord please help me not to get tired of loving. I am wounded. It pains my heart, but please remind me that You died for every person. Let me always remember that I am not better than others. That I am not the only person here on earth. It takes time to know another. I am a sinner myself, so it’s not right for me to judge and condemn. Give me the strength to patiently bear such attacks and outrages. Defending myself might cause some troubles and will only prolong the issue. Rather help me uphold peace. Give me enough courage to embrace another and not to hold anything against someone.
Help me face accusations with a forgiving heart. Sometimes all I need is to cast all my sorrows on Your heart. Help me embrace offenses the way You embraced the Holy Cross. Let me see You in every suffering that I experience. Sometimes I feel like giving up. Sometimes I feel like I want to get even. But upon contemplating your sufferings when you were here on earth, it dawned on me that it is still a virtue to be like a meek lamb. Help me to be merciful to others as You are merciful to me. Teach me to be truly forgiving and embrace others as angels. Let the flame in my heart be ablaze with more love to others. My tears are nothing compared to Your tears and the sweating of Your blood during Your agony. Pierce my heart to hold each person dearly to my heart no matter the gravity of the offenses exacted upon me. I thank you Lord for the “angels” in my life. I can hardly reciprocate their kindness. Their sterling comforts and inspirational words of encouragement help in the drying of my tears…
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