A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”
Luke 23:27-32
Selfless love. That is what comes to my mind when reading this passage. Even though Jesus' friends have abandoned Him and He is in an extreme amount of pain, He still shows love and encouragement to the women who are weeping out of concern for him. Let's go even deeper in to this... Jesus was probably being beaten by the soldiers and pushed forward as He was talking to these women. He endured those beatings and still managed to console the women because He loved them. He didn't say "no, I can't talk right now" or "no, you're not important enough to talk to me". He comforted them. He made time for them. He let them know that he was there for them. This is what He does for us. When we are feeling lonely or burdened or depressed, Jesus is there for us. He is there and He knows our pain, He knows our suffering, and He wants to help. This help and comfort that He sends can come in many forms. It could be through God's Word in the Bible, it could be through a feeling of peace that you get while praying the Rosary, or it could even just be through a friend who offers to listen and who understands you.
Today, let's thank Jesus for consoling us in times of trouble, just as he did the women of Jerusalem all those years ago.
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