So sad in my soul over the state of all things,
 I asked God:
 “What can I do to save the world?”
 He was quiet for a while,
 so I asked again:
 “What can I do to save the world?”
 He sighed heavily, yet still said nothing,
 so I asked one more time
 with all the sincerity I could muster:
 “I’m serious, God! I want to know!
 What can I do to save the world?”
 This time, within the stillness, 
 I was engulfed in God’s embrace,
 so intensely loving 
 that I actually forgot what I had asked…
 …until I heard Him whisper:
 “Love me with all your heart
 and 
 love every one of my children
 in that same way.” *
  
 *Read Mark 12:28-34