Reflection

“Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.” –Hazrat Inayat Khan

Prayer

Joyful God,

Help us grow more and more into the kind of people who are looking to beautify the world around them. Make us infectious with positive energy, and an authentic desire to spread blessing wherever we go. May we foster relationships with others in which we’re slow to complain and quick to say thanks. May we cultivate warmth and hospitality in all the places we live, work, and play, so everywhere we go and the people we meet might feel all the more lovely, simply for our having been there. Amen.

Call to Action

Practice simple gestures in body and speech that can beautify the places around me today. Remember the infectious power of a smile!