Meditations on God

We suffer
so that we may learn
to love
the depth of our sorrow
becomes our capacity
for compassion
the Lord teaches us
through pain
how to forgive
and be forgiven
how to love
and be loved
we may not understand it
but with God
our suffering
is never without purpose

CAPACITY FOR COMPASSION
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
‘Meditations of a Gentle Warrior’ at http://www.holisticbudo.com

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