Stories

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The universe is made of stories, not atoms.

Muriel Rukeyser

Within

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Wrapped within
young leaves:
the sound of water.

Soseki

Religion

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Religion will be the medium by which people express their values for a long time to come, so it’s important to understand what brings out the best and worst in it.

Robert Wright

Looking at the stars

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We are all in the gutter,

but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

Light

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We light a light
in the name of the God who creates life,
in the name of the Saviour who loves life,
in the name of the Spirit who is the fire of life.

J. Philip Newell, Celtic Treasure: Daily Scripture and Prayer

Question to ponder

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What did you do when the poor
suffered, when tenderness
and life
burned out in them?

Otto René Castillo
Robert Márquez, ed. Latin American Revolutionary Poetry

Wisdom

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I pointed out to you the stars and all you saw was the tip of my finger.

African Proverb

Hope

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Hope is the pillar of the world.

African Proverb