Once when I was going through a difficult time, my husband touched his finger to the tears winding down my face, then touched his wet finger to his own cheek. His gesture spoke volumes to me. It said: "Your tears run down my face, too. Your suffering aches inside my heart as well. I share your wounded place." It is with such compassion that we lift our finger to the world's teary face.
Communion, Community, Commonweal Readings for Spiritual Leadership
A teaching scene of responding to the tears of a loved one and of the world with love and compassion.