Earlier today I found myself thinking about some of the sad things that occur in our world and feeling discouraged that there isn’t more I can do to help. Then I came across these words by Mother Teresa: “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” Her words helped me.
In another post I wrote about the Serenity Prayer. When I’m feeling down because of limitations of what I’m able to do, I need to listen to the inner wisdom that helps me to know the difference between those things I cannot change and those that I can. So the answer is not to give up because of the enormity of some of the problems, but to discern as best we can what it is we are supposed to try to do. And then try to do it. And by doing so, to add to the “ocean” of love and compassion for others.