Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Dear God,

I visited humanity today. I began at the monastery with a friend. The sisters singing like angels. I spoke with one of our student interns, a young man with such promise. Wants to do his ph D. And then I went to Riley Hospital. Saw babies and children, signs of cancer, disfiguration, illness. Laughed over coffee with my daughter. Talked to a friend in Florida whose wife is in the hospital and very ill. Went to the apartment complex with the church. Met a 10 year old boy. Been in ten schools in four years. Sat on a landscaping stone with a sick friend while the sun began to set in the west. Later in my kitchen my husband shared ideas for a new school.

I visited humanity today. So many emotions running through me. Ran the gamut.

I saw you too. Everywhere. At the monastery, in the church, at the hospital, on the phone, at the apartment, by the stone, in the kitchen.

On the streets,
inside the house,
at places of worship,
in the hearts
of your people,
you were there.

Love, Andrea