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A Tiny Space

heart artWhen people need our attention, sometimes we can give them only a minute or two of listening. And maybe their spoken or unspoken requests can find only a little space in our heart. Perhaps we’d like to give them more of ourselves and our time. Or maybe we begrudge the little we give. Regardless, the tiny space I give may be just large enough for a tiny wedge of the Kingdom of God to fit.

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