FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009
Oh that I were an angel
"Oh that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart.....that here might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth. But behold, I am a (wo)man."
Oh I wish this! I wish there could be no more sorrow on the earth. It is too much, too much sorrow, to much suffering, too much sadness, too much pain, for people who do not deserve it. I wish I could take it all away. Give happiness and joy, love and charity. But I am but one person and can only do so much. Oh that I were an angel! But "perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God....and this is my joy."
100 points if you can guess the reference...not the normal 10 for guessing my ringback, this is big! :)
So this is actually a post, as you might tell, from my blog that I kept while I was in Africa. I was having a bad day and I saw somethings that I really wanted to fix and I knew that I couldn't fix them myself. I had that feeling again yesterday and today. There are so many things I want to fix. Conflict, war, anger, hunger, poverty, injustice, ignorance, intolerance, hatred, but there is only so much that I can do. But I will try my best and be the best that I can be, and do as Mother Teresa said, "We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
Oh I wish this! I wish there could be no more sorrow on the earth. It is too much, too much sorrow, to much suffering, too much sadness, too much pain, for people who do not deserve it. I wish I could take it all away. Give happiness and joy, love and charity. But I am but one person and can only do so much. Oh that I were an angel! But "perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God....and this is my joy."
100 points if you can guess the reference...not the normal 10 for guessing my ringback, this is big! :)
So this is actually a post, as you might tell, from my blog that I kept while I was in Africa. I was having a bad day and I saw somethings that I really wanted to fix and I knew that I couldn't fix them myself. I had that feeling again yesterday and today. There are so many things I want to fix. Conflict, war, anger, hunger, poverty, injustice, ignorance, intolerance, hatred, but there is only so much that I can do. But I will try my best and be the best that I can be, and do as Mother Teresa said, "We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
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