despite all of the darkness

Hope is being able to see
that there is light
despite all of the darkness.

~Desmond Tutu

If the world seems cold

If the world seems cold to you,
kindle fires to warm it.

~David Lloyd George, (1863 – 1945)

the miracle of a sunrise

We can only appreciate
the miracle of a sunrise
if we have waited in the darkness.

~Author Unknown

beyond the beauty

I, the fiery life of divine essence,
am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows.
I gleam in the waters,
and I burn in the sun, moon, and stars. . .
I awaken everything to life.

~Hildegard of Bingen, (1098 – 1179)

in the path of its beam

I cannot cause light;
the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.

~Annie Dillard