In Me

I see God in the smallest kindness that any creature shows to another. In the smallest smile in anyone’s face. In the littlest joy that I receive. In the beauty of the tiniest wild flower on the roadside.

I see God in the most majestic mountainscape, in the contemplation of pictures of outer space. In the warmth of an ocean wave lapping at my feet. In the lush verdant green of leaves in the rain.

I see the devil in the smallest wish that harm comes to another. I see the devil in the tiniest word designed to hurt needlessly.

I see the devil in bigotry, intolerance and unwarranted violence.

I recognize a little of all that in me.