Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, attitude, ceremony, clergy, compassion, diversity, election, faith, forgiveness, God, honor, inauguration, justice, life, link, Lord, love, mercy, nation, photos, politics, prayer, president, respect, scripture, sermon, service, tolerance, voters
Inaugural prayers aim for a more diverse America
AP – The Rev. Rick Warren, of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., gives the invocation as President-elect …
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By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer
The clergy were Protestant, and so was the new head of state. But the inauguration Tuesday of President Barack Obama aimed for a much broader audience: an increasingly diverse America, where people want their beliefs acknowledged in the nation’s most important ceremony. In his address, Obama referred to God and Scripture, saying, “the time has come to set aside childish things,” from 1 Corinthians.
But he also reached out to American secularists, calling the United States, “a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and nonbelievers.” The Center for Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism, based in Amherst, N.Y., called recognition in the inaugural address “truly historic and remarkable.”
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Jan 22 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, compassion, courage, dignity, dream, earth, education, equality, faith, forgiveness, freedom, heart, holidays, humanity, humility, inspiration, justice, leaders, legacy, life, love, man, Martin Luther King, nation, peace, power, principle, scripture, servant, service, spirit, tolerance, tribute, truth, unity, values, victory, vision, woman, world
“It’s LOVE that make the world go ’round . . . !”
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If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr
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“…whosoever will be great among you shall be your servant; and whosoever among you will be the first shall be the servant of all.”
Mark 9:35
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The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Coretta Scott King
for The King Center
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
Jan 15 2009
Posted: under Daily Quotes.
Tags: age, compassion, elderly, journey, life, love, quotes, seniors, strength, sympathy, today, tolerance, touch, youth
How far you go in life depends on you being tender
with the young, compassionate with the aged,
sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak
and the strong. Because someday in life you will have
been all of these.
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- George Washington Carver
Dec 01 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: beauty, blessings, energy, existence, eyes, forces, forgiveness, goodness, happiness, harmony, life, love, man, opportunities, others, perception, reflection, satisfaction, tolerance, traits, universe, wisdom, woman
Gazing Upon Goodness
The Importance Of Seeing The Good In All
Our perception shapes the lives we lead because the universe adjusts itself almost instantly to our expectations. When we look for negativity, we are bound to come across it in abundance. Conversely, we create positive energy when we endeavor to see the goodness around us. As easy as it is to criticize the people and situations that frustrate or hurt us, we do ourselves a disservice in the process. It is important to see the good in all as there are blessings hiding in every aspect of our outer-world reality, and the potential for grace exists in all human beings. When our lives are flooded with challenges, grief, and pain, we may be tempted to believe that some individuals or incidents are simply bad. But if we look for the good in all, good reveals itself to us, easing our doubts and reminding us that the universe is a place of balance.
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Nov 22 2008
Posted: under Inspirationals.
Tags: angel, beauty, charity, comfort, companion, faith, forgiveness, friends, God, guidance, happiness, heart, Heaven, hope, joy, life, love, protection, soul, tolerance
Ten angels walk beside me, each and every day.
Ten angels help to guide me, to give comfort and protect.
They have been my companions since I was very young.
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Now you ask me, “Why ten?
Do you think you are special?
Why not one, or two, or three?
Why ten?
Surely you don’t need so many.”
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Well, each and every angel has a special job to do.
Yes, it seems that even angels specialize.
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All of us know
Faith, Hope and Charity.
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Oct 01 2008
Posted: under General Poetry.
Tags: bliss, dreams, elderly, energy, eyes, faith, gratitude, happiness, hope, inspiration, joy, laughter, man, music, seniors, sincerity, smiles, thankfulness, tolerance, vision, woman
I`m growing slow and somewhat weak…
my eyes are growing dim…
my laughter`s growing fainter and…
I`ve lost a lot of vim…
I`m growing careless in my dress…
and deeper in each sigh…
and as for music I enjoy…
a restful lullaby…
but nonetheless my faith grows strong…
my hopes are growing too…
and I am growing fonder of…
the dreams that I pursue…
I`m growing much more tolerant…
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Jul 17 2008