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“I always give much away, and so gather happiness instead of pleasure.”

- Rahel Levin Varnhagen

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“The world is new to us every morning--this is the Holy One's gift and every person should believe they are reborn each day.”

- Baal Shem Tov

We are in the midst of the Jewish observance of Passover.  For more information about this holiday, please consider http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm

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We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.

- Winston Churchill

Tonight at 8:30pm local time, you can join Earth Hour.  On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour.  For more information, please consider https://www.myearthhour.org

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“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?’”

- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a twentieth-century American civil rights leader, pastor, & teacher.  For more information about he and his work, please consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

We continue a week of quotes celebrating African American History Month and the rich wisdom that enriches us all.  For more information about this time, please consider http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

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In everything do to others as you would have them do to you.

- Matthew 7:12

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“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”

- Johannes A. Gaertner

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“Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.”

- John Wanamaker

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“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.

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“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.

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“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”

- Mother Teresa

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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"