When the mountains tower above you;
When there is no land in sight;
When you are daunted by the task ahead:
Take your eyes off of the raging water;
Lift up your gaze to the wind, and realize that there is more.
Forget the past, and take the first step down the trail;
Take one more step, and after that another…

Blessed light, sing me a solace, and cease your shining.
Oceans deep, stop up the fountains and slaughter your inhabitants.
To the wretched earth return, you who are cursed.
I hear the distant echo of my finite voice; “vanity, vanity.”
From off of her rocks, my terrors throw; and yet they return as wrought.
For…

When I study the wretched prison that so cruelly holds humanity captive, I am disheartened, and my hope in ultimate good threatens to disseminate…

What is really important?

listen to your tears

Softly, you float over the chattering voices. Sadly, you cry to those who cannot…