The Purest Joy

On a West Hollywood street last year, Denzel Washington watched from his car as police officers questioned a distressed homeless man and were preparing to handcuff him. Denzel got out of his car and talked with the man and the police, helping to diffuse a tense situation. Rather than arresting the man, he was held for a mental-health check and allowed to go.
“The world largely forgets the efforts of individuals, yet those efforts are not in vain. They bear fruit in a life helped here, a future brightened there. I cannot live without purpose, without recognizing that the purest joy comes in helping others.”
– Arthur Ashe
Affirmative prayer: I give thanks for every life that has touched my own, blessing and lifting me up. I reach out to others, praying that my service brings comfort and joy. Today, I give of myself, allowing my touch to be the occasion of connection and love revealed.

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