Anything with Nothing

We, the unwilling,
led by the unknowing,
are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much,
for so long,
with so little,
we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

Mother Teresa



it struck me and has stuck to me
like the familiar scent of a distantly remembered perfume
bringing back a memory
of something once cherished but long since gone
stirring up a longing of what should be but isn't

it stuck to me
surrounded by abundance
while many do with nothing what only God can empower
and I want to know...
why is my heart so far from pure still?
that i seek my own comfort as necessary before meeting the comfort of others...
of brothers and sisters discarded
i would ask for prayer...but even that sounds selfish!

He is pouring into me in these moments
of surrender...
and it hurts; this naked honesty of heart...
but it is my drug; to know Him and be known by Him
and I know only this:
I am nothing!
He is all...
and He is love
and I want to be nothing but LOVE.