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Volume 13, # 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January, 1998 |
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Today Is a Sacred Obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grenville Kleiser,
via Positive Press
"To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile."
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Voeks
via Inspire
"We learn only what we do;
And what we do, we become.
Live therefore, in the ways you desire
to have as part of your personality.
Practice being the person you wish to become."
It Costs to be Fully Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday Sermon Masterpiece Collection, Vol. I, p. 224
"There is a line in the famous novel of Morris West, The Shoes of the Fisherman, that reads, ‘It costs so much to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price.'"
Post-Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connections, Jan.1, ‘95
"Long after the angels disappear into the heavens, the shepherds return to their flocks, the magi journey home and the great star sets, Jesus remains. The Child in whom we rediscover God's great love for humanity becomes the adult Redeemer who challenges us to imitate his selflessness and compassion in order that we might transform our world in love. . . May we allow the miracle of Christmas to continue long after the holiday trappings have been packed away; may we welcome the adult Messiah and his challenging Gospel to recreate our lives, making the peace, justice and hope of this holy season a reality in every season of the new year."
Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tao Te Ching
"In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family, be completely present."
Farewell Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pres. George Washington
"It is my earnest prayer to God that he would be most graciously pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and specific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our religion; without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation."
Stories Become New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Spirituality of Imperfection, p. vii
"Stories become new to us when something in our own experience makes us ready to hear them. Story-listening requires a childlike wisdom that combines innocence and experience, and no one can be both innocent and experienced in the presence of every story. And so not every reader will ‘get' every story, at least not right away. Story, like the spirituality that it conveys, cannot be commanded or forced; it must float loosely within its vehicle, the better to lodge in each hearer's individual spirit."
Strength to Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King, Jr., p. 74
"The means by which we live are marvelous indeed. And yet something is missing. We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together. . . . Our abundance has brought us neither peace of mind nor serenity of spirit."
The Treasury of Quotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Rohn, p. 72
"Managers help people to see themselves as they are.
Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are."
Blessed are they. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Arthur Ward
"Blessed are they who know themselves,
control themselves,
improve themselves and,
most importantly, give themselves."
A Good marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Bell Graham
"A good marriage is the union of two forgivers."
On Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francois Fénelon
"Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads one's heart to a dear friend. People who have no secrets from each other never want for subjects of conversation; they do not weigh their words, because there is nothing to be kept back. Neither do they seek for something to say; they talk out of the abundance of their hearts, just what they think. Blessed are they who attain such familiar, unreserved communication with God."
Feast of St. Clarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Hays, The Old Hermit's Almanac, p. 15
"Lost amidst the various celebrations of this holiday, the football games and family gatherings that welcome in the new year, is the Feast of St. Clarus, which also comes on the first day of January. By heaven's good fortune and great insight, Clarus is the perfect saint for New Year's Day, being the patron saint of those who suffer from myopia, who are shortsighted.Rub your eyes today and ask St. Clarus, who was a French monk of the seventh century, to make you long-sighted so that you can see the big picture in life. Just as myopia causes distant objects to be blurred, myopia of the spirit causes you to lack discernment in planning ahead.
St. Clarus, aid us today that we might see clearly with both eyes, that we might be wise in planning ahead for the various possibilities hidden in this new year, and that we might behold all the blessings directly in front of us.
O good St. Clarus, whose name means clear, on this eight day of Christmas, when the vision of so many is focused not on the family but only on a televised football game, give us the gift of clear vision."
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