You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
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The gift of life is what God bestowed on us. He created us to live. Each time we make a choice that ends this gift, it is a thorn in the temple of the Lord. We are piercing his heart over and over with our choices. Respecting God’s gift is a sacred duty that we must uphold.
For Christians, the Christmas holiday is a reminder of this gift of life. The birth of Jesus in this world was a gift to humanity – an everlasting gift of new life that welcomed us to be brothers and sisters in Christ.
And for Jews, Hanukkah (Chanukkah) is a celebration of the gift of life as well – an everlasting reminder of the miracle of the light and the gift of new life by God in the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Even for Buddhists, Bodhi day is a celebration of the gift of life – the experience of enlightenment for the historical Buddha and the gift of new life in Nirvana.
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No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. You eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness.
Luke 11:33-34
New Revised Standard Version
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Keep watching the wind and you will never sow, keep staring at the clouds and you will never reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
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Faith is like a river, ever flowing towards God. As the water, we must quench our desire to change course. To grow faith and strengthen it, we must water the seed within us.
Learning about God and our beliefs is crucial to keeping our faith healthy – without this, it is easy for our faith to fall by the wayside or to leave us when times get tough. If you open yourself to growing your faith – that strength will stay with you through the darkest of nights.
Remember to see God and learn about him in your daily life. He is there, not in the obvious, but in the smallest moment. You must be open to his call. It makes the darkness bright.
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Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.
St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
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