Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Tuesday, February 11 Anniversary of “Juan G. Hall” Church in Cárdenas


Tuesday, February 11
Anniversary of “Juan G. Hall” Church in Cárdenas
World Day of the Sick and Ill
LOVE THOSE WHO ARE ILL
JAMES  5:14-15
“I was sick and you looked after me…”
Matthew 25:36
Two sick men were sharing the same hospital room. The bed of one patient was by the room’s only window. And when he was seated in his bed, he would spend his hour of treatment describing the beautiful scenes and pretty landscapes that he could see through his bedside window.  The other sick man listened attentively and gratefully to the spirited descriptions. One day, the nurse entered the hospital room and found the lifeless body of the sick man by the window.  A while later, the other sick man asked to be moved over to the bed next to the window, and the nurse granted his request. The sick man was surprised to find an enormous white wall in front of the window and asked angrily why his companion had made up these scenes.  “It would have been impossible for him to have seen them,” replied the nurse; “Your companion was blind.  He made it all up surely because he wanted to communicate to you the joy of living.”  Bringing happiness to others is the secret of one’s own happiness.  Pain and sorrow which is shared is reduced by half, but shared happiness is twice multiplied.

Prayer: Lord, you healed the sick with love. Today we ask that, by your great mercy, you teach us to love the sick and to care for them in their pain.  We ask these things now through Jesus Christ. Amen.

 Aniversario de la Iglesia “ Juan G. Hall” (Cárdenas)
Jornada Mundial del Enfermo
AMA AL ENFERMO
SANTIAGO  5:14-15
“Cuando estuve enfermo, me visitaron”
Mateo 25:36
Dos hombres enfermos, compartían el mismo cuarto en un hospital. La cama de uno daba a la única ventana del cuarto. Y cuando lo sentaban en su cama, este pasaba su hora de tratamiento describiendo las bellas escenas y hermosos paisajes que podía ver a través de su ventana. El otro enfermo, escuchaba atento y agradecido las animadas escenas. Un día, la enfermera entró y encontró el cuerpo sin vida del enfermo de la ventana. Tiempo después, el otro enfermo pidió ocupar la cama al lado de la ventana, y la enfermera cumplió con la petición. El enfermo se sorprendió al ver que frente a la ventana se interponía un enorme muro blanco y contrariado preguntó él por qué su compañero le había descrito escenas falsas. “Imposible que las viera”, contestó la enfermera, “su compañero era ciego. Él inventó todo, porque seguramente quería comunicarle a usted la alegría de vivir”. Hacer felices a los otros es el secreto de la propia felicidad. Un dolor compartido se reduce a la mitad, pero la felicidad compartida se multiplica al doble.


Oración: Señor, tú sanaste con amor a los enfermos. Te pedimos hoy, por tu gran misericordia que nos enseñes a amar a los enfermos y a acompañarlos en su dolor. Te suplicamos ahora por Jesucristo. Amén.

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