Listening to the Pain of Others

“Prejudice is routinely based upon a wound that never healed or a shame that is too hard to bear. We must listen to one another’s wounds because the failure to be heard only perpetuates the rage. For the sake of healing, we must listen.” – Evan Hodkins
Affirmative prayer: “Infinite Presence, today I listen deeply to the pain of others, be they protestors marching in our cities, or someone in my own family or circle of friends. I hear them, that their woundedness may breathe, and that we, together, realize wholeness. Our soul is restored, wrongs are made right, freedom is the order of our lives. Thank you, God, forever.” – Rev. Scott