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Three Step Morning Prayer by Native American Franciscan nun, Sister José Hobday (1929 – 2009),“First Step: Plant your feet firmly on the earth. Using your five senses, give thanks to our Creator God for the countless ways God comes to us through creation- for all the beauty that your eyes see, for all the soundsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 1st December”

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”James Baldwin (1924 – 1987), who died on this day

“Keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832

“All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.”Kate Sheppard (1837 – 1934), New Zealand Suffragette. New Zealand was the first country to grant women the right to vote and the first election in which women voted there was on this day in 1893.

“Our deeds are the medicineby which the world heals itself.It’s not size and quantity that matters.Only one small, good deedand everything could fall in place.Which deed will that be?It could be any one.Whatever you can do,do it believing thatthis is the one to tip the scales.”Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Lubavitcher Rebbe)

“For ages you have come and gonecourting this delusion.For ages you have run from the painand forfeited the ecstasy.So come, return to the root of the rootof your own soul.Although you appear in earthly formYour essence is pure Consciousness.You are the fearless guardianof Divine Light.So come, return to the root of the rootof your ownContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 26th November”

“Lord and swanAre in essence the same:Just its bodyMakes one swanDifferent from others.From the same clayThe potter conjuresMultiple thingsIn many coloursAnd innumerable forms.Milk ten cowsOf different coloursTheir milkWill be the same.Kabir says:Abandon your religionAnd know that the One,The Lord of all worlds.Fills every vessel.Only its bodyMakes a swan differentFrom other swans:Lord and swanAre the sameContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 25th November”

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats.”Charles Darwin, whose book, On the Origin of Species, was published on this day in 1859

Feast of St Cecilia, patron saint of music“Don’t let yourself forget that God’s grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 22nd November”

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (1694 – 1778), born on this day