Two contemplatives were walking arm in arm in a gentle rain. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" asked the younger. "It is the sound of love without sacrifice, peace without justice, judgment without mercy, faith without works, devotion without discipline," replied the elder. They walked on silently listening to the rain fall.
(The Reverend Robin Flocken, rector, St. Peter's Church, Cazenovia, New York)
