At a retreat held at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, three women acquainted themselves with the retreat center's offerings. On one floor was a miniature art gallery featuring works by one of the community's sisters. One of the women began vigorously touching all of the sculptured works, spending more time touching than looking. When asked why she was doing that she explained, "I had a blind daughter who lived only to the age of 27. During that time she helped me to understand that I could use the gift of touch to enhance my world and the worlds of others.
