To listen! Without judgment
To suffer! Without groaning
To pray and hope! Without ceasing
To accept! Without disowning

To serve! With nary a payment
To forgive! With true compassion
To give funding! Without measure
“Where one’s heart is, there’s his treasure” (Mt. 6:21)

To repent of my sin! Confidently
To avoid sin’s “occasions”! Unhesitatingly
To amend my life! Cheerfully
To do penance! Gratefully

To take the last place! Humbly
To be falsely accused! Atoningly
To be misunderstood! Patiently
To be persecuted! Courageously

TO LOVE OTHERS as Christ loves me…