endless capacity for love

[Guest guest]

if our lives have not taken the course we had envisioned, even if we are

less than the shape of our dreams, we are part of the human family.

Somewhere, in the most inconsequential corners of our lives, is the

opportunity for love.

If I am blind, I can run my hand across the back of a shell and

celebrate beauty. If I have no legs, I can sit in quiet wonder before

the restless murmurs of the sea. If I am wounded in spirit, I can reach

out my hand to those who are hurting. If I am lonely, I can go among

those who are desperate for love. There is no tragedy or injustice so

great, no life so small and inconsequential, that we cannot bear witness

to the light in the quiet acts and hidden moments of our days.

And who can say which of these acts and moments will make a difference?

The universe is a vast and magical membrane of meaning, stretching

across time and space, and it is not given to us to know her secrets and

her ways. Perhaps we were placed here to meet the challenge of a single

moment; perhaps the touch we give will cause the touch that will change

the world."

Written by an Anonymous Friend