which drove
the terrorists to such acts of self-immolation,
We are called to have even stronger convictions:
to believe utterly in God’s love present
in us and in all others
to mother the goodness in others including ourselves –
to bring to life and nurture the goodness and compassion
already present in others
to pray for all leaders – church, world, congregation –
that the power they have will be used only for good
to believe utterly in the power of our charism so that
in mission we approach others with Mary’s deep, feminine
compassion, trying to think, feel, judge and act as
she did in all situations.
