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“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”

“The greatest blessing is to be near good, wise, kindhearted friends. We can’t be happy unless we have a sane, healthy space within us and around us. We need a habitat this is beautiful and nourishing, one that gives us the safety and freedom we need.. Our community can be a family that sustains us.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 1st October”

“When a state declares war on individuals, that means that something is wrong with that state. Then we have to find another concept of sanctuary. What is it? Here again I come to my Jewish tradition, and with delight I discover that when we speak of sanctuary in the Jewish tradition, it refers to humanContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 30th September”

Feast of St Michael and All Angels “I have refused to livelocked in the orderly house ofreasons and proofs.The world I live in and believe inis wider than that. And anyway,what’s wrong with Maybe? You wouldn’t believe what once ortwice I have seen. I’ll justtell you this:only if there are angels in your head willContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 29th September”

“Tell your story.Shout it. Write it.Whisper it if you have to.But tell it.Some won’t understand it.Some will outright reject it.But many willthank you for it.And then the mostmagical thing will happen.One by one, voices will startwhispering, ‘Me, too.’And your tribe will gather.And you will neverfeel alone again.” L. R. Knost