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“Be swift to love, make haste to be kind.”

- Henri Amiel

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Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.

~ From the television show “The Wonder Years”

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Love builds up the broken wall

And straightens the crooked path.

Love keeps the stars in the firmament

And imposes rhythm on the ocean tides

Each of us is created of it

And I suspect

Each of us was created for it.

- Maya Angelou

Pictured above is Maya Angelou during one of her appearances on Sesame Street.  She is an autobiographer and poet with far reaching influence.  For more information about her please consider http://mayaangelou.com/

Today begins 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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“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”

- James Baldwin, from his book “The Fire Next Time”

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“The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.”

~ Marianne Williamson

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“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.”

- Bryant H. McGill

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Dear soul, Love alone cuts argument short, for it alone comes to the rescue when you cry for help against disputes. Eloquence is dumbfounded by Love: it dares not wrangle; for the love fears that, if he answers back, the pearl of inner experience might fall out of his mouth.

- Rumi, “Mathnawi”

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“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”

- Morrie Schwartz

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“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”

- Charles H. Spurgeon, British minister and writer

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"It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you."

-Mother Theresa

In most Christian traditions, today is the celebration of Christmas. For more information about this holiday, please consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

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“We are not asked to love the neighbor as neighbor, but as ourselves.”

- Geevarghese Mar Osthathios

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Owe no one anything, except to love one another.

- Romans 13:8

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

~ Lao Tzu

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

- Matthew 7:12

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“Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

- Muhammad

In the Muslim faith, today marks the beginning Eid al Adha (Festival of Sacrifice).  It is a joyous time filled with prayer, sharing, and community events as a way to honor and remember Abraham’s obedience to God.  For more information, please consider: http://islam.about.com/od/hajj/a/adha.htm

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

-St Augustine

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“A loving journey of transition begins by nurturing self care. If we honor our inner selves we not only live our divine blueprint, we also embrace the richness of humanity as we promote spiritual enlightenment.”

- Micheal Teal

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“Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all [humankind].”

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 138

In the Bahá'í tradition, today marks the Birth of Baha'u'llah. For more information about this holy day, please consider:

http://www.bahaullah.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_Bah%C3%A1'u'll%C3%A1h

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“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven”

- Karen Sunde

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“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.