Words for the Day

We can as individuals do so little to help the sad and suffering in the world

The lonely, bereaved, imprisoned, despised, exiled, sick in mind and body, the cold, the hungry

Yet we can reach out to those within our knowledge, with courtesy

and kindness, an unexpected gift, a visit

Treating them with the respect that they deserve

Honouring their courage. Listening to their stories.

For every kindness spreads in a shining circle; see how good people

everywhere set rings of light across the darkness,

rings that link and interlock

PAM BROWN B 1928