The blossom of a day lily shows its beauty for only a single day. But the plant blooms for a whole season, since it holds a whole community of flowers which open and bloom and die in their own time.
What community makes you feel that what matters most to you will continue even when you yourself are gone?
“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”
― Dorothy Day
How has love helped you out of loneliness and into community?
Some days you manage to get all your ducks in a row, everything neatly organized and moving as planned. But some days your ducks are in more of a clump, frantically paddling to get to the next place, even if you’re not sure where that next place might be.
How do you re-center on the days when your ducks refuse to arrange themselves neatly?
This tree seems to open its arms to welcome all those who might want to sit in its branches or rest in its shade.
Where do you feel most graciously welcomed?
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
How do you dare to create community?
