Funny thing today, in the midst of having a really great day I paused and asked God to make me continually sensitive to those around me who are suffering. I then went to chapel; praise the Lord for chapel.
The chapel I went to was focused on 9/11 - remembering the event, talking about Muslims and praying for all involved. I quietly cried as I remembered those families who will be struggling this year and lifted up prayers for them.
Two things struck me about this, one is that God can be quick to answer prayers. The second is that we need to cultivate hearts that are sensitive to others' pain. It can be so easy to be caught up in what is going on in your life that you miss those around you - you miss the pain or joy and you can miss being able to enter into it with them. May we continually remember that we are part of the Body of Christ. May we continually learn to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.
And may we pray for all those who have been impacted by 9/11 - families here and Muslims around the world.
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