The Harm I Have Done

I walk a spiritual path. I strive each day to be loving, kind, and gentle. Upon the earth and upon my fellow man. Yet as I meditate on today's passage, I am reminded of the times I have done harm.

I know the pain of an unkind word. I know the pain of someone wounding me only for the pleasure of wounding another. I know these pains and others. I strive not to cause harm, not to cause pain.

Yet, in these moments I am also aware of the blessing within the pain, within the wound. I have caused pain by leaving others, yet also see the perfection of having done so.

In the words of today's meditation:
"Whatever harm I have done, caused to be done, or approved of, by mind, speech, or body against all of them: may that harm be without consequence."

Blessed be the harm I have done. May it bring the perfect moment of growth, of understanding. Blessed be.