'Tis good to celebrate in the Silence those Moments of gratitude for the friends who have walked with me ... There is always a return gift waiting in my heart. It is for those who took off their shoes to be reverent with my coming, For those who stood on tiptoes beside me when my hope was small. It is for those who were present when I needed my feet washed. It is for those who raced with me to the tomb on the day I was certain it held nothing but death. It is for those who celebrated my emptiness with me and For those who broke with me the kind of bread that fed my death new life.
~ from SEASONS OF YOUR HEART: PRAYERS & REFLECTIONS by Macrina Wiederkehr