This Thursday I listened to a wonderful Advent reflection on the Hallow application. This app has transformed my prayer and inner life. In the Advent reflection, Liam Neeson quoted the following from The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis.
CS Lewis The Weight of Glory“You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
I had some time during the math class I teach, since I was administering a test, so I decided to take the remaining time after grading homework to write the following poem:
Cultures may change,
And your favorite shows end,
Rules come and go,
And sometimes bend.
But people live on.
Countries will fall,
And others will rise,
Possessions we hold dear,
We later despise.
But people live on!
Your job you may lose,
And your pantry grows bare,
But you never forget,
The people who care.
Yes, people go on.
All things pass,
On this earth down below,
Except for the kindness,
And the love that we show.
For the people that go on!
The person you meet,
May be a Saint someday,
Or could end up lost,
If you treat them the wrong way.
Remember, the person goes on!
So be courteous, loving,
prayerful and true,
To help those around us,
So, we all pull through.
And be the person that lives on.
by Don Grier 2023.
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