Speak not to me of the "I", my friends,
but only of the "We"...,
                                        or speak not at all to me!

For the Truth of your "I",
only found in our "We",
                                                is the only True Path to See.

The Truth of your "I",
is between you and you...
                                                and not between you and "me".

With Silence Truth begins...,
with Silence Truth ends...,
                                                    the Source of us all, you see?

Truth cannot be found
amidst noise of "I"
                                            for either you or me.

So, speak not to me of the "I", my friends,
but only of the "We"!

Then  will I give... laughter and LOVE,

Happy, as part of YOUR "WE".

by Martha S. Heney

Ó April 1999

"Everything not given is lost".
                         Hasari Pal

A careless word may kindle strife;
a cruel word may wreck a life;
a timely word may level stress;
a loving word may heal and bless.

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The Prayer of St.  Francis

Lord make me an instrument of Thy peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
Where there is sadness, joy
Oh Divine Master; grant that I may not
so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in the giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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