St. Francis of Assisi, after a day of walking far and then even farther asking for alms, came through the forest at last to the giant rocks at the edge of a stream.
The little saint said he would be selfish and take the best table in the whole room, that he would sit at the rock table and eat the rough bread the villagers had given him…
and then he would take the best water in the whole place to drink… and he scooped up the bounding water with both hands. Oh, it was so cold and good.
And after, Francis smiled to his faithful companion, saying, Who says the road weary must live in palaces in order to be provided the finest of everything?
So may it be for you.
So may it be for me.
So may it be for all of us.
–cpe