Poem of Feelings (1)
In these profound words, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III answers a question asked by some: how could Christ, being God, feel compassion, suffer, or weep? He explains that such feelings are not signs of weakness but expressions of divine and perfect humanity, for Christ shared our human nature in all its sensitivity, yet without sin.
The Pope then expresses this through touching poetic lines, describing how certain feelings remain forever within him—dwelling in his heart, his breath, and his very blood. They accompany him in wakefulness and in rest, in laughter and in tears. He tries to send them away, yet they persist, living within him unceasingly.
🕊 Main Idea:
Feelings are not weakness but signs of a living heart—just as Christ Himself felt compassion and sorrow out of divine love for humanity.
💫 Spiritual Meaning:
The Pope calls us to live with sensitive and loving hearts toward God and others, never ashamed of pure emotion or honest tears, for they reflect the image of God within us. Love that dwells in the soul never fades; it flows through us like living blood, as he wrote: “It flows always in my blood, whether I am aware or unaware.”
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