And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass,
In the blue serenity of the sky.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
In prayer, I am learning to observe the silences between the words. I am learning that I don't have to fill the empty space because the space will eventually sing for itself. The waiting and listening and silence teach that the active work of prayer must be balanced by the humble acceptance of grace.