There is a quiet light
that shines in every heart.
It draws no attention to itself
though it is always secretly there.
It is what illuminates
our minds to see beauty,
our desire to seek possibility
and our hearts to love life.
Without this subtle quickening
our days would be empty and wearisome,
and no horizon would ever
awaken our longing.
Our passion for life is quietly sustained
from somewhere in us
that is wedded to the
energy and excitement of life.
This shy inner light
is what enables us
to recognize and receive
our very presence here as blessing.
We enter the world as strangers
who all at once become
heirs to a harvest of memory,
spirit, and dream
that has long preceded us
and will now enfold,
nourish, and sustain us.
--JOHN O'DONOHUE
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