Fr. Richard Rohr, speaking of Saint Francis of Assisi embracing a leper he had once shunned, said, "Francis identified with the poor, the marginalized and those on the bottom, which you normally cannot do until you embrace the wounded leper within yourself."
That is one important statement. It is that wounded leper within ourselves that determines our every experience. Until we embrace it fully, it will always be that which we see, feel, and think...and name Him, Her, Them.
What we see is always ourselves...and until we forgive our wounded leper within, we will not find the peace of forgiveness within or without.
Thank you.
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