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During these turbulent times
we must remind ourselves repeatedly that life goes on...
The wisdom of life transcends our wisdoms;
The purpose of life outlasts our purposes;
The process of life cushions our processes.
The mass attack of disillusion and despair,
distilled out of the collapse of hope,
has so invaded our thoughts
that what we know to be true and valid
seems unreal and ephemeral...
Let us not be deceived.
It is just as important as ever
to attend to the little graces
by which the dignity of our lives
is maintained and sustained.
Birds still sing;
the stars continue to cast their gentle gleam
over the desolation of the battlefields
and the heart is still inspired
by the kind word and the gracious deed...
To drink in the beauty that is within reach,
to clothe one’s life with simple deeds of kindness,
to keep alive a sensitiveness
to the movement of the spirit of God
in the quietness of the human heart
and in the workings of the human mind—
this is as always the ultimate answer to the great deception.
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