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International Day of the Girl Child “In the New Testament, the Master reminded His followers that when the merchant had found the Pearl of Great Price, he sold all that he had in order to buy it. That is the parable of Militancy! It is that which the women warriors are doing to-day. Some areContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 11th October”

World Mental Health Day “When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.” Margaret J. Wheatley, founder of Warriors for the Human Spirit

“The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.” Thomas Berry (1914 – 2009), Catholic priest, scholar of world religions and self-titled ‘geologian’

“Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own – indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 8th October”

“I have consciously sought during my lifetime to emulate my mother, whom our family knew as a gentle “comforter of the afflicted.” However, when I see innocent people suffering, pushed around by the rich and the powerful, then, as the prophet Jeremiah, says, if I try to keep quiet it is as if the wordContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 7th October”

“It says in the Bible, in plain words, that God made a self-portrait. He created man in His own image – man and woman – for God is Love. Why should we start thinking of a god up in the clouds with wings, if He dwells within us in the spirit of Love?!” Thor HeyerdahlContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 6th October”

World Teachers’ Day “Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai

“There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world — its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That’s all thereContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 4th October”

“Hope is a crushed stalkBetween clenched fingersHope is a bird’s wingBroken by a stone.Hope is a word in a tuneless ditty –A word whispered with the wind,A dream of forty acres and a mule,A cabin of one’s own and a moment to rest,A name and place for one’s childrenAnd children’s children at last . .Continue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 3rd October”

International Day of Non-Violence “Worship God by reverencing the human soul as God’s chosen sanctuary. Revere it in yourselves, revere it in others, and labor to carry it forward… Go forth to respect the rights, and seek the true, enduring welfare of all within your influence. Carry with you the conviction that to trample onContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 2nd October”