Tonic for the spirit! -Sacrilege

[FR JOSE KAIMLETT]

Tonic for the spirit!
Sacrilege

During the coldest part of winter, a Samurai approached a Zen Master and told him; “I am dying of cold and hunger. I have no way of surviving.”
Moved to pity the Master went to the Statue of Buddha, removed the gold chain that was adorning its neck and gave to the starving Samurai.
The disciples of the Zen master were scandalized and accused him of sacrilege. “Why sacrilege?” Retorted the Master. “All I did was just put the spirit of Buddha, namely, love and compassion, in to action.”

REFLECTION: A live devotee should be more pleasing to God than a lifeless golden chain. The inner attitude of pity and compassion is translated into concrete by effectively responding to the needs of others. Whenever the occasion demanded, moved by compassion, Christ would work a miracle, no matter whether others considered it licit or illicit.