Every gift we receive feeds the little flame that we are. Recognizing the need for our littleness to be fed turns us into grateful people. We learn at a very early age to take off our shoes and stand in wonder. It delights God to see our tiny flames yearning to be fed, to be ignited.
It is pure gift to be able to recognize our littleness as valuable. We are a treasure waiting to be discovered. We are often the very last to discover the treasure of ourselves.
— Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels