“I saw too the reverence that everyone must have for a sinner; instead of condoning his sin, which is in reality his utmost sorrow, one must comfort Christ who is suffering in him..” Caryll Houselander
The ability to see others with compassion must be cultivated, practiced, and intentional, says a twentieth-century mystic who became known for her capacity to hold and cherish the suffering of others.
About the Author & Text
Caryll Houselander was a twentieth-century writer and artist who lived most of her life in London. She experienced her first mystical vision as a child and then again in a commuter train, both documented in the first of her two spiritual memoirs. Once dubbed a “Divine
Eccentric,” Houselander endured much personal suffering, but because she linked her trials with Christ’s passion, she found divinity in everyone amid the ordinariness of daily life.