Compassion (Becky)

Compassion used to stop us Before the tears were dry We learned to move towards sorrow Not quarrel and pass it by

But something tender left us somewhere along the way We like to speak of caring, but not to stop and stay

Look again Someone is carrying sorrow Come closer

To not leave love for tomorrow We send a word of comfort Then return to our own lives We say that we are praying

While the lonely waits beside us Christ did not love from a distance He touched the ones cast aside Mercy sat beside the wounded

And refused to pass them by

Look again Someone is carrying sorrow Come closer

to not leave love for tomorrow. Compassion is a forgotten virtue But it is not beyond return We can still choose to notice

We can still carry the burden Let it begin with us Open our eyes Help us cross the room

Help us carry the weak And make your mercy visible Love must come closer Love must remain

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