Day 31 love grows greater

Day 31

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps greater.” Haldir- Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
The world is full of peril.
The world is full of grief.
Pero….there is much that is fair and love grows greater.

We see this in so many different ways when light shines through the darkness. When goodness is stronger than evil. When love overcomes hate.

None of these are easy or necessarily come without effort but when we witness them they are beautiful, bringing joy to those around.

“The world is full of peril, and there are many dark places…” but Tolkien encourages us to focus on the good, to lean into it, to love into it. He tells us that “even though love is mingled with grief” love grows stronger.