
Maryknoll lay missioner Filo Siles (left) dancing with older people during a community meeting at Puytucani, Tacopaya, Bolivia.
We who gather here today
give you thanks
for opening our eyes, lives and hearts
to people of lands beyond our horizons.
During our pilgrimages
of encounter with people
in lands no longer so far afield,
some part of us has sprouted
and seeks now to grow in the beauty of the garden of our hearts.
We pray that you teach us
how to care for this seedling of solidarity,
of hope,
of healing.
We pray for good soil, rain and sunshine,
so that our seedling within
may endure the test of time and seasons.
We who gather here today
give you thanks
for worldwide hearts.
Gracias, querido Esteban!