Do I dare disturb the universe? — T.S. Eliot. It is hard to imagine a poet disturbing the universe, but look who did: 1. A Lawyer –Gandhi. 2. A Tiny Nun –Mother Teresa. 3.A Bus Rider –Rosa Parks. The list could go on forever. And don’t forget the carpenter who this Lent thin is all about —…
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An Assurance of Safety and a Temper of Peace.
“An assurance of safety and a temper of peace, and, in relation to others, a preponderance of loving affections.” — William James’s The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture XX. Followers of The Hubbell Pew know that I sometimes run across a phrase that I find fascinating and produces a flow of thought. Such was my feeling when I…
Creating Your Own Ripples In The World
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. — Mother Teresa Did you ever wonder if people would be quoting Mother Teresa if she hadn’t accomplished what she did? Or for that matter if she hadn’t been a nun? What if I had substituted her…