Know what, world at large? Human love and relationships are not about personal fulfilment or any human need. They are about "every perfect gift coming from our Father above, in whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." Our baseline is nakedness. Destitution. Ignorance. Blindness, deafness, dumbness, lack of sensation, paralysis.

I am so blessed. We are all blessed, every one of us. I think I only fail to see it when I judge my lot by using another person as the standard.

Kristen Diaz and I drove to Harper's Ferry on Sunday afternoon. We ate lunch on a rock in the middle of the river, and then we explored and found the trail up to Maryland Heights. I love Kristen for her wisdom both in word and in silence. She is legally blind, and yet she walks without fear. I love her for that, too.

One cannot be truly fearless without understanding darkness. Otherwise, the proper word is 'foolhardy.'  ¶ 8:55 AM