Little Things
The little things in life make the big things work—and vice
versa. Sometimes I look around in my
small community and notice how many little things get done—seemingly without
organization. I’ll be in the kitchen
getting my breakfast, and I notice that “someone” has bagged up the garbage and
left it at the back door. A little
later, “someone” else has quietly taken the bag out to the trashcan in the
alley. “Someone,” me, in this case,
empties the dish washer while waiting for my oatmeal to cook. These tasks are
very little things, but in a smooth-functioning community, they just “happen.”
My local community consists of a disparate crew of four Sisters
from different congregations and nationalities, of different ages, and with
different jobs. What makes us notice and
deal with the little things, I think, is that we share values—including sincere
care for another. Yes, we do our jobs,
and one or another of us also volunteers at a food pantry, helps prisoners
connect with their children, or tutors an ESL student. But we are willing to deal with picayune
household stuff because that’s one of the ways we live out our larger
commitment.
Win Morgan, OP
Madison, WI
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