Blessing

Blessed be the people we carry in our blood.
Blessed be the places we carry in our bones.
May our living make a way for those who come after
a path of blessing, a path of beauty.
— Jan L. Richardson In the Sanctuary of Women

Protestant Wisdom

No matter where they are — either here or in heaven — imagine how pleased those people must be to know that you thought of them right now.
— Fred Roger, television host and Presbyterian minister

Spiritual Wisdom

I have always held firmly to the thought
that each one of us can do a little
to bring some portion of misery to an end.
— Albert Schweitzer, humanitarian and theologian

Cultural Wisdom

I think the hero in our generation is not the individual but the pair, two people who together add up to more than they are apart.

Proverb

Good deeds are the best prayer.
— Serbian proverb in A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom

Wise Advice

One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
— Jack Penn quoted in How to Deal with Adversity

Question

What contributes to a meaningful conversation for you?