05 Feb JESUS, OUR EXAMPLE OF LOVE
Sometimes in interpersonal relationships or in my work as a nurse I can be scrupulously correct or get more involved. Going beyond what is expected, asking a
a little more, know the whole story, hold hands, “go the extra mile” sometimes it costs some tears, others a difficult pain to digest. During that process I ask myself is it okay
the sorrow? How far should I give myself? Should I reserve myself emotionally so as not to wear myself out?
How far should I get involved?
If I listen to the current advice “love yourself, prioritize your well-being, stay away from people who don’t contribute “” reserve yourself “” do not get involved “” distance yourself from toxic people “, well yes, I will stay emotionally intact, but what impact will I be making in the lives of others? people if I keep my distance? And who remembers “the toxins”? Who voluntarily decides to spend time with them and listen to them and be of help? … Am I not toxic myself sometimes? … If I look at Jesus, the great teacher, I see someone willing to be with “the toxic”, willing to give … until death. Willing to wear to exhaustion. Willing to get involved to the last drop of his blood. That’s love. True love.
His relationship with the Father gave him strength to face everything, to renew himself, to moment of maximum anguish to say “My father, if possible, do not make me drink this drink bitter. But it is not what I want, but what you want ”Matthew 26:39 There is no love comparable to that of the Lord towards us! Sacrifice, surrender, pain, wear, tears … and at the same time the joy of seeing the work of salvation accomplished through the cross
“It is finished” Everything is done. The debt is paid. The redemptive work accomplished. That I am glad to have fulfilled the great purpose!
I want to be like Jesus, that when I finish my career on this earth, and reach the goal, have the soul shattered from having given myself to others, from having given myself without reservation, from having cried with those who mourn, of having given their last breath out of love for Christ. And also a joy
overflowing with having followed in his footsteps, having shared the suffering of others, endured burdens, helped the weak and led others to his feet.
“Love is patient, it is kind. Love is not envious, boastful, or proud. I don’t know behaves rudely, is not selfish, does not get angry easily, does not hold a grudge. Love I don’t know He delights in wickedness, but rejoices in the truth. Everything excuses, everything believes, everything wait, everything supports it. Love is never extinguished… ”1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
THE AUTHOR
Susana Roop Martin
Together with my husband Javier Santolaria, he collaborated in the pastoral work at the “Casa de Praise ”in Ceuta, for 18 years. I am the mother of three wonderful children, David, Pablo and Marcos. I am a nurse and I am passionate about my work, healing physical wounds and helping heal those of the heart.