*COMMUNION - see COMMUNITY, SPIRIT, ESSENCE, UNION, MARRIAGE, PERSONAL, SYNTHESIS
The different between our pain as disciples and that experienced by those who are not the Lord's disciples is that as disciples, we suffer in communion with the Lord. There is very little we can do to help those who suffer other than be present to them, walk with them as the Lord walks with us, and pray with them. (Gift of Peace, p46-7)