Oh, not to be separated,
shut off from the starry dimensions
by so thin a wall.

What is within us
if not intensified sky
traversed with birds

and deep
with winds of homecoming?

~Rainer Maria Rilke, Uncollected Poems

A great many challenges confront us in our world today that cause us deep grief, worry and anxiety. Poverty, violence, human trafficking, prison injustice, environmental degradation, prejudice, immigration injustice and homelessness to name a few

There is no denying our problems are immense and so we down slump into hopeless inertia, thinking what can we do? Or maybe we think we have to get our own lives in order before we can take action. There is never a perfect time. We are all wounded in some way but "our cracks are where the light gets in."   How can we serve a meaningful purpose? Love propels us to action. No matter every small gesture does make a difference.

How many people feel shut out, left out, invisible, lonely, rejected and marginalized; sadly more every day.

Film maker Nic Askew creator of Soul Biographies has a gift of revealing the essence of people by capturing their stories. He has gleaned an important insight and sums it up in a few simple words. “Everyone wants to belong.” Images of the safety and security of  home come to mind. Nic has discovered home in the eyes of each person he encounters. How would it feel to be really seen without conditions. Namaste is the greeting of India, "when the God (Light) in me, sees the God (Light) in you, there we are One. There we are at home with ourselves ane one another. Rilke eloquently describes this as the, “ winds of homecoming.”

How would seeing each person we meet as our home change our worldview? Would fear succumb to love? Light illuminate our minds darkness? Enemy be seen as friend? The refugee become a guest of our dear Lord? Cynicism give way to hope?

Despite all the darkness, there a people who inspire hope by bringing Light and Love into our world. We are all called; the seed within is meant to grow into the God given gift of our potential.  

May this 2 minute video remind you of the hopefulness unfolding and expansiveness of Love to bring us home to one another.   

Liz Sorensen Wessel

Pencil Drawing by ~liz

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