Full of Promise and Danger

“The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity – or it will move apart.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Friday Affirmation

I take care of my mind, body, and spirit.

This is an important one, especially for women. We tend to get caught up in taking care of others and forget we must take care of ourselves first.

So, repeat after me, I take care of my mind, body and spirit. And so it is.

Main Tasks of Theology

“One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.” — Henri Nouwen
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It makes me sad that one of the things that is dividing our country right now is our religious beliefs. In this country where we have the right to worship the God of our understanding or not to worship at all there are people claiming the U.S. to be a “Christian” nation. And many are pushing a certain conservative form of Christianity which seems to only divide us more.

One thing I have noticed of the years that what causes many conflicts over faith and religion are the words we use. I have noticed that people stopped questioning my beliefs when I started using words from their tradition to describe them.

In these tumultuous time lets find words that unite, create unity and heal.

The Weak Become Strong

“Even the weak become strong when they are united.” – Friedrich von Schiller

One World, One People

There is beauty and power in unity. We must be united in heart and mind. One world, one people. – Lailah Gifty Akita

Oneness of Purpose

“Unity does not mean sameness. It means oneness of purpose.”—Priscilla Shirer

Hate Destroys

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man’s sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Together an Ocean

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. – Ryunosuke Satoro

The Friday Affirmation

God has blessed me with abundance in all the areas I need it.

The Person You Are

“Sometimes, you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you want to be. The person you are.”
– HG Wells