The poem “Feelings” by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III is a deep spiritual and human reflection on the nature of Christ, who united full divinity with perfect humanity. It was written to show that Christ’s compassion, sorrow, and tears are not signs of weakness but of divine sensitivity and perfect love.

🌿 Main Idea:
The Pope begins by recalling people’s questions: “How could Christ feel compassion, suffer, or weep?” His answer: these emotions reveal the depth of His divine humanity. Christ, the incarnate God, lived pure and holy emotions to share in our weakness and understand our pain — without sin.

💫 Spiritual Dimension:
The poem turns into an intimate meditation: “Feelings dwell always within me, in my soul, in my heart, in my very ribs.” These holy feelings accompany the believer through every moment — waking or sleeping, smiling or weeping — for Christ Himself abides within.

🔥 Faithful Reflection:
The Pope teaches that emotions are not flaws but gifts from God. They make the heart alive, capable of love and compassion. Christ sanctified human feeling, showing that true humanity is to love, to care, and to feel deeply with the heart of God.

💖 Final Message:
The poem calls us to live our emotions in holiness, allowing God’s love to flow within us like blood in our veins. Sanctified feelings remain forever — whether we are aware of them or not — for they are part of God’s living presence in the soul.

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