Reflect
When struggling with sickness, Pope Francis wrote about how he felt his own physical frailty as a blessing in his heart. Where does frailty show up in your life; what loved ones come to mind? What about your own frailty? When you put it front and center, what feelings arise?
Prayer
Today let us consider
the path of Pope Francis.
How he accepted his frailty–
deepening his connection
to the “sick and suffering people”.
All of us are on the same journey;
these bodies will break.
Today let us see God’s blessings
in this truth:
this blessing–this fragility–
how powerfully it binds us.
Act
Our faith allows us to see the holiness in everything. Today, take some time to see how Francis did: the beauty in our human condition, even in aging or sickness. Can you open your heart to the love that flows out?
