'Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one's experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action. There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. I am always impressed by the fact that it is recorded that the only thing that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to do was to pray. Prayer is a form of communication between God and man and man and God. Howard Thurman, Source: Deep is the Hunger “Do not be silent there is no limit to the power that may be released through you.” Howard Thurman, Source: Jesus and the Disinherited “It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed-this, despite the gospel.” “There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and beautiful.” The 1st is ' Where am I going?' and the 2nd is 'Who will go with me?” If you ever get these questions in the wrong order, you are in trouble.”

“There are two questions that we have to ask ourselves. During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.Ĭommunity cannot for long feed on itself it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.

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