Tom’s Family

"Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives
look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question:

'We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed?'

For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us -
either we do not know what part of ourselves to give,
or, more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted.

And so it is those we live with and should know
who elude us, but we can still love them.

We can love completely, without complete understanding."