“Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.”
- James Russell Lowell
We’re wrapping up Pastoral Care Week. Take a few moments to remember a time when your supportive presence made a difference in someone else’s life.
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
- Khalil Gibran
We continue to celebrate Pastoral Care Week. Take a few moments to remember a time when a supportive presence made a difference in your life.
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Pastoral Care week continues. Please take time to thank those who have been a supportive presence in your life.
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.”
- Emily Kimbrough
This week is Pastoral Care Week. We hope you feel and experience a “Supportive Presence” in your life. Please let us know how we may help extend that support and presence to you.
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
- Benjamin Disraeli
“What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.”
- St. Francis de Sales
The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, yet the Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
- Romans 8:26
Keep a green tree alive in your heart and a songbird may come to sing there.
- Chinese Proverb
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
- Ephesians 1:16
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
~ Winston Churchill
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”
- Alice Walker
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”
- Pamela Vaull Starr
“The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.”
- unknown
“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.”
- James Earl Jones
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
- Jimmy Dean
“We only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. So stop. Try something you’ve never tried. Teach it. Do it. Risk it.”
- Jon Blais
Some people asked a Sufi master, "Which is better, courage or generosity?" The Sufi master replied, "Those who are generous have no need for courage."
- Sadi, "Gulistan"
“The foolish [person] seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his [or her] feet.”
- James Oppenheim
