A pebble in the ocean

(with inspiration from Michael J. Fox)

Plip!
And there it goes again.
With a polite gesture to a stranger
Or a kind word for a friend.
One pebble of hope is placed
In an ocean of disbelief.
But then again, a single coral was all it took
To begin to build the Barrier Reef.
So I make my wish and cast my stone
Into the dark and deep.
And pray I'm not all alone
With the hope of a promise to keep.
This hope is why we love thy neighbor.
It's why we do anything.
An act of faith, looking forward
On what tomorrow may bring.
No single one of us truly knows
Which pebble causes the wave to crest
But we give a little every day
And try our very best.
It's why we're here- without a doubt.
Belief that opinion made fact.
Love for our Lord above and a promise of hope.
It is faith and its final act.
Culminating in a tidal wave,
A natural cresting force of emotion.
That washes over all mankind
And starts from a simple pebble in the ocean.
Plip.