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Love is the only magic—
It enriches the giver
as it nourishes the object.
It serves the instant
and washes over the ages.
It is as particular as the moon
and as universal as the heavens.
If returned it is multiplied,
yet spurned it is not diminished.
It is as lusty as the rutting stag
but as chaste as the unicorn’s pillow.
It comes alike to the king on his throne
and the cutpurse in the market.
If you would have magic,
place faith in love or nothing.

From We Build Temples in the Heart: Side by Side We Gather, published by Skinner House in 2004, and available from the UUA bookstore or 800-215-9076.

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Patrick Murfin

Involved in civil rights, peace and labor movements, Patrick Murfin is president of the Interfaith Council for Social Justice and founder and frequent host of the annual Diversity Day Festival in Woodstock, Illinois. He is a member of UUs for a Just Economic Community, the Unitarian Universalist Historical Society and UU Poets. He is also a member of the Congregational Unitarian Church of Woodstock, Illinois.

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