Letting Our Live Shine

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, February 17, 2002

If you want to feel the greatest love,
then live it;
if you want to receive the gift of life,
then give it.
If you want to be blessed
by this world and the souls
who dwell here:
then bless them, love them,
care and caress them
just as much as heart and soul
and history will allow.

When we walk as living candles upon the Earth,
we bless the world and cast a glow so divine;
we bring a little light to a world that needs it;
we bring a little warmth to souls that yearn for it.
We reflect back God’s love
by loving our neighbor as ourselves;
accepting eagerly the cares of a friend;
holding so close that soul knitted tightly to yours,
striving for justice even when the cost is high.,
committing ourselves to something bigger than we are.

If we do not live these holy acts,
then the colors fade, the flowers wither,
and the world continues to cast about
in the cold and darkness.

So, it all comes down to us, to each of us,
not in any bold actions or grand and eloquent plans,
but in simply living these lives as we envision
the rest of the world living them,
and giving back where we can:
living these lives in the light of that holy blessing,
that awesome generosity,
which has held us close and blessed us from the first.

jbs
5/17/01 - 2/17/02

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