Litany of contradictory things

Disciples prone to boasts and betrayals:
let them grow together.

People of God who wound and heal:
let them grow together.

Those whose thinking is similar and contrary:
let them grow together.

Those whose feelings are transparent or concealed:
let them grow together.

Days of sparseness and days of plenty:
let them grow together.

All the seasons of one’s life:
let them grow together.

Joys and sorrow, laughter, tears:
let them grow together.

Strength and weakness:
let them grow together.

Doubt and faith:
let them grow together.

Denial and commitment:
let them grow together.

Preoccupation and freedom:
let them grow together.

Contemplation and action:
let them grow together.

Giving and receiving:
let them grow together.

The helpful and the helpless:
let them grow together.

Wisdom of the East and West:
let them grow together.

All contrarieties of our God:
let them grow together.

– Michael Moynahan, SJ