Comments on: Breaking Hearts – Building Compassion https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/#comment-6492 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:41:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3761#comment-6492 In reply to Jean Wise.

Yes, praise God for the open doors into Germany and Austria for these people! (And yes, our week has been delightful so far.)

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/#comment-6491 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:21:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3761#comment-6491 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

Yes but did you see the wonderful reception many of them received in Germany and Austria? restored my faith a little. I really really do want to believe that most people do the right thing but I know I get so caught up in the details of my own life – i fail to see someone else’s pain. reminded me to pay better attention. Hope you are having a good week.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/#comment-6490 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:20:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3761#comment-6490 In reply to Ceil.

The whole situation does make us reflect what would we do? then moves it to what can I do? My heart was warmed though by seeing the wonderful reception many of them received in Germany and Austria. Restored my faith in humanity… Hope you are having a great week.

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/#comment-6489 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:24:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3761#comment-6489 Thank you Jean, for addressing the pain, powerlessness, and poverty of the Syrian refugees. So heartbreaking. How human beings can be so cruel to one another–especially to children–is mind-boggling!

]]> By: Ceil https://healthyspirituality.org/breaking-hearts-building-compassion/#comment-6488 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:04:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3761#comment-6488 Hi Jean! I saw Ann Voskamp’s post on things to do to help. I really was heartened by that.
This is unimaginable pain, and I wonder to myself what we do as Americans if refugees were flooding our borders? I hope we would be welcoming and a source of comfort.

Your meme’s are really powerful. I especially like the second one. May God find a place to tuck the pain of the world in me, so that my prayers will help heal. And may the people of Europe open their broken hearts to the needy at their borders.
Blessings,
Ceil

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