I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerors among us

will not triumph over us.

We need each other in this world so desperately.

~Ruby Dee

there are beautiful sorrows as well…..

inquiry for today~ notice the springtime melancholia amidst the flowers…..

masters of hope

Spring is made of solid, fourteen-karat gratitude, the reward for the long wait.

Every religious tradition from the northern hemisphere honors some form of April hallelujah,

for this is the season of exquisite redemption, a slam-bang return to joy after a season of cold second thoughts.

~Barbara Kingsolver