Every one of us,
to the very core of our being, needs
to be known and to be loved.
The earlier in life
we experience love
the sooner we´ll choose to love.
Every one of us
needs unceasingly
to know and to love others.
The earlier in life
we learn to accept this
the sooner we´ll know how to love
Therein lies our “image and likeness”
of the God who created every one of us.
It was God´s own infinite need
to be known and to be loved
that brought us into being.
We are the answer to God´s own prayer.
Unreal, if you like, but more than fact!
Columban Fr. Leo Donnelly lives and works in Peru.
