Christ Figure

Following yesterday's blog, while Isabella is crying at the podium, her mother, Joan Munson, comes up to the podium and puts her arm around Isabella.  Mon does not tell her daughter to toughen up, stiff upper lip, stop crying, or any other silly stuff like that.  Joan simply stands there and supports her daughter in Isabella's suffering.  Joan suffers with Isabella. Joan does not try and remove suffering, grief, loss or deny it.  She is a Christ presence.  This is what we believers are supposed to do, be Christ for others.  Jesus did not come ot remove everyone's pain, but to suffer for and with us.  This is why God became human.  When we suffer, God suffers with us.  This is what Jesus tries to show us.  Peter calls Jesus the "Christ" and tells Jesus not to do any of that "suffering" talk. So many want God to fix things, make things nice.  Joan did not make everything nice for Isabella.  But she was next to Isabella, as Isabella suffered her own cross of losing grandfather.  Be next to someone when they suffer their cross.  Be with them.  It is a great comfort.  I have found it so.  Did I just canonize Joan Munson? Oh well.  The Pope is coming and maybe we can include her with Junipero Serra and get a twofer.  You think?