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“Tell me the weight of a snowflake”, a coal-mouse asked a wild dove, “Nothing more than nothing”, was the answer. In that case I must tell you a marvelous story, the coal-mouse said.“I sat on a branch of a fir, close to its trunk, when it began to snow, not heavily, not in a giant blizzard, no just like in a dream, without any violence. Since I didn’t have anything better to do, I counted the snowflakes settling on the twigs and needles of my branch. Their number was exactly 3,741,952. When the next snowflake dropped onto the branch--nothing more than nothing--as you say, the branch broke off.”
Having said that, the coal-mouse flew away. The dove, since Noah’s time an authority on the matter, thought about the story for awhile and finally said to herself. Perhaps there is only one person’s voice lacking for peace to come into the world.”
This story, taken, from “A Monastery Almnac” by Joan Chittister shows the strong impact each one of us can have especially, when we focus our energy and strength as a group.
Let's offer the energy and love of our prayer for our sisters and brothers in Northern Africa who are in such pain and turmoil. May peace and freedom be theirs!!
