We Cannot Plant Seeds with Closed Fists

“We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands.”  —  Adolfo Perez Esquivel Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/sow

Did I Offer Peace Today?

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear manyContinue reading “Did I Offer Peace Today?”

Something to be Left for the Poor

“It was with good reason that God commanded through Moses that the vineyard and harvest were not to be gleaned to the last grape or grain; but something to be left for the poor. For covetousness is never to be satisfied; the more it has, the more it wants. Such insatiable ones injure themselves, andContinue reading “Something to be Left for the Poor”

The Secret of Life

“The secret of life is to let every segment of it produce its own yield at its own pace. Every period has something new to teach us. The harvest of youth is achievement; the harvest of middle-age is perspective; the harvest of age is wisdom; the harvest of life is serenity.” Joan D. Chittister