Minister's Letter
A few weeks ago I ran across a poem during one of those moments where it was really needed. It turns out, the words below are always needed. Read it and see...
The Truth
I will believe the truth about myself
no matter how beautiful it is:
I believe in my power
to transform indifference into love.
I believe I have an amazing gift
to keep hope alive in the face of despair.
I believe I have the remarkable skill
of deleting bitterness from my life.
I believe in my budding potential
I believe in my budding potential
to live with a nonviolent heart.
I believe in my passion to speak the truth
even when it isn't popular.
I believe I have the strength of will
to be peace in a world of violence.
I believe in my miraculous capacity
for unconditional love.
-Macrina Wiederkehr
Don't be thrown off by the large scale of the poem suggested by the words violence, love, passion or despair. Some weeks these words (and our lives) do take on monumental proportion. Other times, I find I can get by with just hearing that first stanza:
"I believe the truth about myself
no matter how beautiful it is."
Peace to you,
Michael Relland
