“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
― Mother Teresa

A friend reached out to me today, discouraged that his online community wasn’t growing.

“I’ve tried,” he said, “but to no avail.”

I watched as disappointment clung to his every word, like a shadow unyielding to the light.

Defeat has a palpable tenderness about it. One that forces heart awareness through the drawing down of our defenses.

It is a laying down of our spiritual arms, if you will ~ and one that leaves us most open to this world.

“Have a little faith, ok?” as I reached for his hand “Remember, true community isn’t built upon the frame of our ‘house’, rather it is built upon the foundation of love.”

My dears, we often despair when expectation slips; our Faith wearing thinly with each new ‘stone’ that is cast.

But even the heaviest of burdens can become our most profound spiritual release – helping the roots of Purpose will find their way, once again.

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” – Pema Chödrön

It is within these indestructible pieces of ‘me’, that the irons of resilience are forged.

Much love, my dears, on this most beautiful day.

And remember, community is so much more than a simple gathering place…

In time, and with love, it becomes the truest reflection of our faith.