Circles of Love

By Daily Dew on Nov 05, 2014 11:13 pm

By Joseph J. Mazzella
It was over 20 years ago. I was holding my baby son in my arms while my two other children played
under a big tree in the front yard of an old house. The house was also a local food bank and I was
watching my children while my wife went in. I had been laid off work for a long time and we were out
of food. I tried to laugh as my children chased each other around the tree but my heart was too
heavy. Despair hung around me like a cloud. All I could feel was fear. Finally my wife came out
holding a large bag of food and we smiled at each other. Thanks to the kindness of others our
children would not go hungry that night.
It was yesterday. I found myself outside the doors of another food bank. Thanks to the kindness of a
kindred spirit I had some extra money in my wallet and a longing to share this gift with others. I went
to the local grocery store and bought what I could with what I had. Then I carried in the bags of food
to help restock the food banks sparse shelves. The people there thanked me several times, but I felt
a little embarrassed as I accepted their gratitude. I was, after all, only completing a circle of kindness
that began over twenty years ago.
This world is full of circles of love. Every smile we share, thing we give, and act of kindness we do
flows out from us to touch others. Then it continues on going from heart to heart and soul to soul
until it circles the world and returns to us again. I was just happy to take my place in one of those
circles yesterday and to pass on the loving-kindness that had been shared with me.
Dont be afraid to take your own place in these circles of love. A kind word, a caring smile, a gentle
touch, a helping hand, or a simple act of charity can change anothers life and this world as well.
Circle all of your days with love then. Love will warm your heart. Love will bring you joy. Love will
spiral you to Heaven and always lead you back to God.
Meditation: Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of
God and knows God. 1 John 4:7
You will succeed in Jesus Name!