Silence holds gratitude close at hand. Words are unnecessary. Accept all with an open heart. Silence is inclusive. Words become a cage. Their bars separate one from another. Barriers are erected around this and that. Noise erupts. The silence is broken. Gratitude falls apart. Hearts close. There is weeping in the streets. Bells toll. Voices cry out. Eyes are sad, but the heart remembers what words cannot grasp—gratitude. Gratitude does not require words. The heart grows restless around words. It seeks sweet moments of silence for restoration. Sit in the still silence of the room-within. Kiss the face of darkness. Find peace in letting go of words. Without words, wounds heal. Stop listening to the past. Accept gratitude in the moment. Expand your heart now. Let it fill with gratitude. Your heart is wise. Follow its path. Step into its circle. Set a table for all to sup. Give each place a candle to light the way. Let wine touch parched lips, for many are thirsty. Bring bread to nourish hungry souls. Gratitude opens the cages of the past. All are free in the silence of the moment. No one is turned away. The truth in all grows greater.
