“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Love is our only reason for living and the only purpose of life. We live for the sake of love, and we live seeking love… it is not surprising that we keep looking for love. All of us are nothing but vibrations of love. We are sustained by love, and in the end, we merge back into love…” Swami Muktananda
“I live my life with love. I live my life with compassion. I live my life hoping for the best for absolutely everyone, no matter how they feel about me. And when you live that way, it’s amazing how beautiful every day can be.” Anne Hathaway
“I do assert that one prepares for eternity not by being religious and keeping the rules, but by living fully, loving wastefully, and daring to be all that each of us has the capacity to be.” John Shelby Spong
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa
Living Through Love
October and November Series
November 14, 2021 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell
The Anticipation of New Beginnings
November 7, 2021 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T.S. Eliot “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” Lao Tzu “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” Guy Finley “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” Germany Kent “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” Oprah Winfrey “Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.” Hubert Humphrey “There’s a difference between giving up and starting over.” Unknown
Living in Trust
October 31, 2021 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell
“To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark, that is faith.” Charles H. Spurgeon “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” Corrie Ten Boom “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.” Rick Warren “Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.” Shannon L. Alder “Faith is like wi-fi. It’s invisible but it has the power to connect you to what you need.” Unknown “Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.” Unknown
Living in Right Relationship
October 24, 2021 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell
“In justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Justice is the virtue we’d rather have done unto others than practiced on ourselves.” Jonathan V. Last “The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.” Aristotle “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” Albert Einstein “Justice is at the heart of other-related morality; it is the foundation for the virtue of treating others with respect and dignity.” Paul TP Wong “There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice, and solidarity.” Pope John Paul II “Fairness is what justice really is.” Potter Stewart “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King Jr.