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Children's Aid Direct , A Forgiving Heart
I am the child who lives on the streets;
Pray for me.
I am the child in a refugee camp;
Pray for me.
I am the child hidden away in an orphanage;
Pray for me.
I am the child trying to find my parents;
Pray for me.
I am the child dying of hunger;
Pray for me.
Share your music, your education, your riches with me.
Share your shoes, your food, your blankets, your fuel, your toys with me.
Share your ideas, your imagination, your skills, your time, your dreams with me.
Share your world with me.
It should be mine as well.
I am the child who lives on the streets
Dorothy Day, Seeds of the Spirit
The only answer in this life, to the loneliness we are all bound to feel, is community. The living together, working together, sharing together, loving God and loving our brother, and living close to him in community so we can show our love for Him.
Answer to life is community
Jacob Trapp, A Chosen Faith
Each of the great religions has a distinctive note, to be likened to the strings of a harp.
In Hinduism it is the note of spirit:
a universe throbbing with divine energy and meaning.
In Buddhism it is the wisdom of self-discipline:
quenching the fire of desire in the cool waters of meditation.
In Confucianism it is reciprocity:
mutual consideration is the basis of society.
In Taoism it is to conquer by inaction:
be lowly and serviceable, like a brook;
become rich by sharing.
In Judaism it is exodus from bondage:
the covenant of responsibility in freedom.
In Islam it is the note of submission:
"Our God and your God is one, to whom we are self-surrendered."
In Christianity it is that all may become one:
"This is my body broken for you."
"Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these."
The great religions each have distinctive notes
Joan Brown Campbell, Spiritual Perspectives on America's Role as Superpower
The biblical command, in the face of such power, is quite clear. Scripture tells us "that unto whom much is given, much is required."
We think of ourselves as a nation of faithful people responsive to God's will and God's way. If this is true, then we would be clear that our power and abundance came to us not by our own work and will but was given to us by our Creator to be carefully tended and fully shared.
Unto whom much is given, much is required
Jean Maalouf, Jesus Laughed and Other Reflections on Being Human
Gratitude! To be happy is to look at what God has made, the way He looked Himself when He created the world. "God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good" (Genesis 1:31).
Gratitude! To be happy is to share God's joy and to tell Him that we cannot live without His love anymore.
Gratitude!
Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
We practice mindfulness of cooking, cleaning, sweeping, and washing. When we work this way, we touch the ultimate dimension of reality. But we need training to do this, and it helps very much to have a community in which all the members are sharing the same practice. In fact, it is crucial to be with a Sangha or a church where everyone practices together, or dwells mindfully in the Spirit. We need to create such communities for our own benefit.
A community in which all the members are sharing the same practice.
Thomas Berry, Finding What You Didn't Lose
Our deepest desire is to share our riches, and this desire is rooted in the dynamics of the cosmos. What began as an outward expansion of the universe in the fireball ripens into your desire to flood all things with goodness. Whenever you are filled with a desire to fling your gifts into the world, you have become this cosmic dynamic of celebration, feeling its urgency to pour forth just as the stars felt the same urgency to pour themselves out.
Our deepest desire is to share our riches
Tracy Cochran, Jeff Zaleski, Transformations
Each of us moves along the spiritual path in fits and starts, stumbling here, falling there. By sharing our experiences, we can learn from one another — from those who are ahead of us on the path, from those behind, and from those alongside — and perhaps pick up our pace.
Each of us moves along the spiritual path in fits and starts
Belleruth Naparstek, Your Sixth Sense
The direct, energetic influence of someone with a strong field and more fully developed capabilities — a teacher, healer, friend, or relative — gives us some extra juice, and just from hanging around such people we can hitch a ride on their energy frequencies and accelerate our progress.
You can hitch a ride on another's energy
Walter Brueggemann, Inscribing the Text
Since the lordly arrival of Jesus, the new order of the day is generosity, sharing, giving, not fearing, not collecting. Generosity is a way congruent with the way of Jesus who restarts the gifts of creation.
The new order of the day is generosity