Take Heart

No heaven can come to us unless
our hearts find rest in it today.
Take Heaven.

No peace lies in the future which
is not hidden in this present instant.
Take Peace.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow;
behind it, yet, within our reach, is joy.
Take Joy.

And so, I greet you, with the prayer
that for you, now and forever,
the day breaks and the shadows flee away.

—Fra Giovanni