07 Sep Compassion (Lk 7:37-39) by Sara Beaner
Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the ointment. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.’ ~ Lk 7:37-39
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Reflection: How many times do we fail or neglect to pour water over Jesus’ feet and kiss them? We go into Church and He is our guest there, in our tabernacles, but we are so busy thinking of ourselves that we fail to treat Our Precious Jesus as Our Lord, Our Savior, and our guest with love, respect, and reverence. We forget to wash His feet and kiss them. In today’s verse, do we know this woman coming to Jesus? Could she be a coworker, a sister, a friend, a neighbor, or a complete stranger, who had an abortion and is begging Jesus to forgive her? Do we say to ourselves out of pride, “She is one of those women,” and not forgive or help her? Take a closer look at the woman. The tears she sheds are our tears of sorrow over the many babies that have died because of abortion, babies that maybe we could have saved. And the kisses are our kisses telling Jesus how sorry we are and how much we love Him and need His forgiveness for our many sins. How can we not treat the broken hearted women who have had abortions with the same forgiveness that Jesus gives us? We are LIFE Runners and all of us should not only run to Jesus and wash and kiss His feet, but anoint Him with great love and sacrifices so we can be at peace as we run for Him.
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Challenge: Ask Jesus for forgiveness, and show compassion to all we meet. Compassion means “to suffer with.” Today is First Wednesday of the month, so wear your LIFE Runners “REMEMBER The Unborn – Jer 1:5” jersey in union with our 4,577 teammates around the world, All In Christ for Pro-Life!
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Pray LIFE Runners Creed to end abortion.
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Inspiration: “Jesus loved and still loves the unwanted and the unloved. He loves them deeply. He died for them, and he doesn’t stop saying: ‘Love one another as I have loved you. As the Father loves me, love one another.’” ~ St. Teresa of Calcutta
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All In Christ for Pro-Life,
Sara
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* Sara Beaner is married to Tim, and they have 10 children (3 miscarriages). She home schools her children. Sara makes LIFE Runners banners/flags and restores statues for churches. She is active at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls, SD.