The true master, when his or her prestige is threatened by age or circumstances, can say, “Don’t you see that I am a person who could be utterly forgotten without batting an eye?”*
Arthur Brooks

If we look at God … we do not see another being out there existing independently of us, we see ourselves being seen.**
James Carse

What a wondrous thing it will be,
If you are seen making the contribution that you must^ –
Beyond your role or definition:
To be the person you can be,
Doing the thing that only you can,
For those who need to receive your gift most of all –
You will never be an imposter.

And if you see people for who they are,
Delighting in the gift only they can bring,
For those they believe their gift is for –
This is part of your oblation.

Who will you see today?

*Arthur Brooks’ From Strength to Strength;
**James Carse’s Breakfast at the Victory;
^See Elle Luna’s The Crossroads of Should and Must.