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Don’t Waste A Curse On The Universe

April 11, 2023

Weekly excerpt to help us remember the sacred.
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Don’t Waste A Curse On The Universe

–Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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2501.jpgDon’t look for the flaws as you go through life;
And even when you find them,
It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind
And look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest night has a hint of light
Somewhere in its shadows hiding;
It is better by far to hunt for a star,
Than the spots on the sun abiding.

The current of life runs ever away
To the bosom of God’s great ocean.
Don’t set your force ‘gainst the river’s course
And think to alter its motion.
Don’t waste a curse on the universe–
Remember it lived before you.
Don’t butt at the storm with your puny form,
But bend and let it go o’er you.

The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whims to the letter.
Some things must go wrong your whole life long,
And the sooner you know it the better.
It is folly to fight with the Infinite,
And go under at last in the wrestle;
The wiser man shapes into God’s plan
As water shapes into a vessel.
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What do you make of the notion of wasting a curse on the universe? Can you share a personal story of a time you bent to a storm and let it go over you? What helps you make peace with the fact that some things must go wrong our whole life long?

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