As many of you may know I am recovering from a shoulder/back injury (if you didn't know don't worry its nothing major just, well, painful). I was doing my landscaping work at school yesterday and was hitting hour six of work raking leaves. It hurt pretty bad; all of the bending over to pick them up and the raking and carrying the leaf blower was a bit painful. I really just wanted to call it quits. Then something happened, I looked up in pain and saw a cross. I thought if I am in this much pain now, I can't even imagine the pain Christ's back went through. I then decided my back didn't hurt so bad, and continued to work, and complained a lot less. It made me grateful for Christ's love and made me realize just how much He loves us.
Tonight my household prayed the sorrowful mysteries together. I love praying with my sisters, but tonight's rosary was even more special. During the decade for the Scouraging at the Pillar, I meditated on how Mary must've felt as she watched her son be whipped and beaten. As she watched her son bleed, and saw the pain in his face. As she watched him be abused FOR US. What torture that must've been for her.
Christ suffered back pain like we couldn't believe FOR OUR SINS, because we aren't perfect, because we turn away from him, because we don't love.
And Mary watched.
Take some time today to think about what Christ did for us, even though we are all sinners. Think about how much He loves us. And take some time to think about Mary, how she also was hurting because of us, because we NEED her son, because we sin.
Take some time to say thank you
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