"As you know only too well, the divisions, arguments, and power plays that take place at meetings witness to the fragmentation of humanity. By your presence in love, you have to witness to how much time is wasted, how much selfishness is going on, how much greed there is for power, attention, and recognition…If by prayer you have received food from God, you should be able…to give the oil of tenderness and the wine of compassion, first to each other, and then to everyone you meet. All this is done silently, in the secret places of your hearts."
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Catherine Doherty
I chance upon this while reading Heather King’s blog this morning and I pray for the moments where my little household tribe tries to persevere in finding that rhythm of being an instrument to restore this love for community by being a community ourselves.
