GIVE RISE TO DEEP SADNESS
I weep for all of us who proudly claim the name of Christian;
I weep especially for all people who have an orientation towards the same sex;
I weep for the desecration of individual Temples of God in the name of a purity code (read idol);
I weep because of our blindness to God – even blind and deaf to our incarnate God-man;
I weep with those who are weeping for what is lost: food for the soul: teachings, healings; forgiveness and nourishing empowerment in, with and through the Spirit;
I weep for all those Catholics who are filled with pain by the huge gulf between
Love-as-I-have-loved-youand the actions which emanate from the energy centres of ‘power and control’: silencing, exclusion, excommunication.
I weep for those few mighty ones -- yet really fragile males -- who have found their way to the top of the Ivory Tower;
I weep for all with authority over an-other but endanger or hasten the death of spiritual and physical lives;
I weep for all victims of violence and abuse – especially the youngest, the oldest, the most vulnerable of persons;
I weep for 2000 years of baby steps, yes crawling along, instead of walking tall because we are as gods! (Ps.82:6 + Jn. 10:34)
I weep for those – especially women – who don’t even know they should be weeping;
I weep for those few, the remnant, living full lives through, in and with Christ;
Finally, I weep with Christ till the tears dry up and I find peace with knowledge that Light will ultimately penetrate Darkness.
Rosemary McSharry
