Compassionate One
who sees and knows
the deeper side
of all that marches
through this life.
Sudden change.
Surprises.
Unexpected turns.
Compassionate One
who sees and knows
the deeper side
of all that marches
through this life.
Sudden change.
Surprises.
Unexpected turns.
Untracked land. Most vivid on days marked by change. Upheaval.
When planned schedules sit. Unattended. Calendars, set aside.
And we enter unknown spaces.
On such a day, I remember the quote. Handwritten on a scrap of paper years ago. Placed on my desk.
Amy Carmichael’s words.
Back in the day we studied our stress by listing losses. Marking life experiences.
All the cross-cultural moves. Illnesses. Births. Deaths. Evacuations.
Added up, the numbers were telling.
Stress levels confirmed.