Meditation: Greetings on the trail

Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life.

Henri Nouwen. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World


Behind the glare of glass we see  
coloured tons of speeding metal - not 
people. Walking the streets, so many 
people. We ignore them and hurry on

afraid to stop and make contact.
But on the the bike trail young old
male female biking or walking the dog
each one smiles and speaks a word.

Eye contact is also contact - each touch
of spirit reminding us although
separate, we are one - created beings
united in our creator's mind,

wholly loved sons and daughters.

Suggestions for meditations
Always begin by offering your time to God: something like "My loving God, I love you with my whole heart and above all things. I give you this time as I reach out to you" and then a few moments reminding yourself of some of the blessings God has given you - the clear signs of God's love for you.
Read the mediation over slowly a couple of times.
These are moments I have felt a personal contact with strangers - or been ignored and treated as a non-person by strangers! When have you felt a link with strangers to remind you are we are all brothers and sisters sharing one Father?
If you would prefer a Bible reading I suggest Luke 24:13-55 where the disciples begin to see on the road to Emmaus.
You can begin the meditation using the breathing exercise I suggest in We have two minds.
Then spend 5, or 10, or 20 minutes with the word Gifts or the word One. Every time you drift off the word, gently remind yourself and come back to it ("without the intervention of analytical thought" as The Cloud of Unknowing puts it).
You may need a countdown clock. 

At the end thank God, and return to your day.