penny for your thoughts

A farthing for your friendship. A nickel for your nonsense. A quarter for your quirks. A dollar for your dispair. A pound for your problems.
Surely one of the most important functions and responsibilities of community is carrying one another. To this role I commit. May I be a husband who bears his wife’s burdens in love without qualifying them against his own. May I be a father to whom his children know they can bring anything they are dealing with. May I be a teacher whom my students know loves them more than my standards. May I be a friend who gladly hears, bears, lifts, prays and encourages without a trace of judgment, disappointment, distraction.
I am available. Here’s a penny for you.