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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Shall I Become a Lighthouse?
May I become an island for those seeking dry land A lamp for those needing light, A place of rest for those who desire one, And a servant for those needing service. – Shantideva
From Where Have You Come?
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher
O Oriens – O Dayspring
O Rising Dawn, brightness of the Light Eternal and Son of Righteousness, O come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. – source of translation unknown
More Wisdom from Tagore
The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable. – Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom of Tagore
The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. – Rabindranath Tagore
Cultivate the Gift of Appreciation
Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy. – Abraham H. Maslow
The Grandeur of God
The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil. – Gerard Manley Hopkins from God’s Grandeur
Beauty in the Unseen – Mystery
Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that’s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream. ~ Unknown
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