Thursday, April 06, 2006
Love your neighbor
Nine hundred years ago, Hildegard of Bingen, a German Benedictine abbess, poet, musician and mystic, declared that the "evil of all evils" is when "people no longer care about their neighbor's health and have no compassion for anyone any more." Times haven't changed much, have they?
In her Book of the Rewards of Life, Hildegard writes: "My heart is overflowing with a desire to help everyone. I am considerate of every need. I want to help the frail and infirm and help them recover. I am like a balm for every sorrow and my words do good."
In her Book of the Rewards of Life, Hildegard writes: "My heart is overflowing with a desire to help everyone. I am considerate of every need. I want to help the frail and infirm and help them recover. I am like a balm for every sorrow and my words do good."
