Each fishing line

 might catch

a fish for the village.

 But if we took all the lines

and wove them 

into a net

We could catch many more

Enough even to dry

 for winter

If we wove our good qualities

together to form

a net of wisdom

We could collect 

God’s grace

Enough to nourish

Us forever

We have to weave this net

And cast it 

In the right place.

Then,our work is done

 I noticed,today,that the birds are really hungry- especially because of the 8″ of snow on the ground. And a strange thing happens- they don’t fight each other so much while they are eating. When survival is at stake the ‘personality’ issues fall away. Blue Jays eat happily alongside Cardinals and Chickadees and Snowbirds. Each bird has a focus on one thing and does not concern itself with lesser issues. Wouldn’t it be something if we could do the same – if we could focus on the one important common factor – our common humanity- then we could exist happily together and not waste so much time squabbling over this and that – for indeed the snow is on the ground and understanding  of our common unity is all too present.