As our readings this past Sunday remind us, Jesus, the ultimate Suffering Servant, came to demonstrate that we too can take death into ourselves, we too can share the cup, by opening our concern to the greater world, by embracing the will of God, by giving our life as an offering.
Sharing the cup can take on profound meaning when we spend time with the ill and the dying, for it means allowing the blessing that is their life to touch our own. The story of Natalie, a volunteer with Heart's Home USA in Bangkok, Thailand, is a deeply moving account of the friendship that grew between this young American woman and a man whose illness demonstrated the need for mercy in our complicated world. You can read it here.
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