When someone shares a problem or a need, love asks us to listen without preparing our own answer. We can make space for the other person by setting aside ourselves and truly taking their burden seriously. This kind of presence allows us to accompany others with the same self-giving love Jesus showed.
Inspired by Chiara Lubich
Word of Life, December 1971
Prayer for Those Who Are Burdened
Jesus, teach us to listen without putting ourselves first. Help us receive the burdens of others with patience, care, and love. Amen.
A prayer a day, keeps the soul from drifting away.
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
