Reflection of the week bank

Reflection for June 24 2022
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
John Steinbeck

Reflection for June 17 2022
It does not take many words to tell the truth.
Chief Sitting Bull

Reflection for June 10 2022
We focus on bringing back Indigenous languages, ceremonies, cultures, traditions... This is how we'll generate hope - for all Canadian people.
Perry Bellegarde

Reflection for June 03 2022
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
George Takei

Reflection for May 27 2022
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Reflection for May 20 2022
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi

Reflection for May 13 2022
I remember the past, and I learn from it. I rejoice and celebrate in the present, and I re-imagine the future. Now is the moment that never ends.
Deepak Chopra

Reflection for May 06 2022
If we want people to fully show up and to bring their whole selves, including their unarmored, whole hearts so that we can innovate, solve problems, and serve people, we have to be vigilant about creating a culture in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected.
Bene Brown

Reflection for April 29 2022
With all the love, blessing, and peace on this joyous day.
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Reflection for April 22 2022
There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life.
Sister Mary Rose McGeady

Reflection for April 21 2022
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflection for April 08 2022
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.
William J Clinton

Reflection for April 01 2022
We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say it's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem. Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.
Fred Rogers

Reflection for March 04 2022
A Prayer for Ukraine God of peace and justice, we pray for the people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war and peace, for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions. Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold them and protect them. We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
Archbishop Justin Welby | Archbishop Stephen Cottrell - Church of England

Reflection for February 25 2022
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.
Pope Francis

Reflection for February 18 2022
Black history is not just for Black people — Black history is Canadian history
Dr. Jean Augustine

Reflection for February 11 2022
Loving God, help us to be signs of love and compassion — honoring every person we meet who is in need of healing. When our burdens are heavy, renew us, remind us of the blessing of our calling and reawaken our commitment to the healing ministry. Amen.
Catholic Health Association USA

Reflection for February 04 2022
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus

Reflection for January 28 2022
I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
Serena Williams

Reflection for January 21 2022
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
John Burroughs

Reflection for January 14 2022
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflection for January 07 2022
Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
Phil Jackson