The most important of human needs
People today are crying out for recognition. they want to be persons among persons. They want to be noticed, not in a showy way, or because they have money or status, but just because they are human beings.
Each of us is on a pilgrimage. We are seeking to encounter others who have the same needs as ourselves. The greatest need of all is he need to be loved. But we pass one oanother by without noticing , without the slightest sign of recognition.
As Christinans we are united by a bond so close that St. Paul calls the Christina community "The body of Christ"
It is time we began to notice one another. Each person is a brother or asister in Jesus who lives in all of us. Each person then must be recognized. Each person must be giedn some sign of
freindship, be it only a smile or a nod of the head. (Catherine De Hueck Doherty)
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