Practicing Loving-Kindness

A great-grandmother just had the best Halloween of her life. When trick-or-treaters knocked on the door of 86-year-old Brenda Burdon, she said with regret that she didn’t have any treats for them. “It’s okay,” was the kids’ response. Then they went to the store, bought chocolates and muffins, and left them on Brenda’s doorstep with a card addressed to “the kind lady.”
“Practicing loving-kindness illuminates the darkness of difficult times.”
​– Pema Chodron
Affirmative prayer: Infinite Presence, today I approach others with compassion and kindness. Even as I am open to receive, I am ready to give. I trust the vast, open heart of Spirit to lead me to tender moments with my life companions. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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