"A Life of Grace"

~With every human encounter,

God gives us the chance to re-create our world.

 We can extend beyond the boundaries 

of our isolated existence and bless the person,

salute the Angel,

open our hearts to the similarly wounded one

that stands before us.

Or we can refuse to do these things,

feeling the pain of having someone else 

withhold from us their blessing, their salute, their love.

There is nothing and no one outside us,

so much as there are mirrors everywhere.

Every person is a part of us,

and we are a part of every person-

sacred the chalice that holds us together,

and painful the thoughts that would tear us apart.

Both are within us. It is ours to choose.

And we do choose constantly.

Let us choose the Divine.

~ Marianne Williamson;

 "Everyday Grace" 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ~Beannaichte'(2-3-12)