moving the needle

~***~

The impact we have in this life is measured,

not so much in grandiose gestures,

but in miniscule moments

not primarily by our moving the masses

but by our touching individual lives

It's in the micro more than the macro,

the Minutiae...

Jesus healed with a Word

Humanized "the least of these" with a loving look

Turned entire trajectories in a moment of Grace

Trumped tyrannical tradition with a touch

There's magic in the merest kindness

Seeing one accustomed to being unseen

(--and there's a reason a tiny straw can break a camel's back,

so careful how you dole out your straws--)

Our lives are made up of jots and tittles

more than broad strokes

The legacy we leave

built brick by brick

our journey taken step by step...

Let us tread intentionally

laying lovely ground

leaving in our wake

a Life well Lived

meticulously,

meaningfully,

moment by moment....

~***~

-e.a.a. "Hindsfeet"  2/10/12