Beloved of God, your heart has ears, and they are divine ears when you feel the people's cries of pain. That is part of being one with God. When you are one with God, you suffer God's pain in seeing those you love suffer. You feel the pain of a sick society suffering injustice, as well as personal sicknesses. The depth of your compassion and prayer not only opens the ears of your heart but opens you to the power to heal.
— Edward Hays, The Gospel of Gabriel