Faith At Work

Be a nuisance when it counts. Do your part to inform & stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, & disappointed at failure & the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption & bad politics — but never give up. (M Stoneman Douglas) #ToPonder

There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. (Bryan Stevenson) #ToPonder

Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle. This joy you feel is life. (Gertrude Stein) #ToPonder Many people find it difficult to feel joy on a Monday morning (or the rest of Monday). Make that your target today - and for the next 8 days… #MondayMotivation

Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. (Clarence W Hall) #ToPonder

The #EasterEgg symbolises our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we've surrounded ourselves with... (Siobhan Shaw) #ToPonder

When seeking a photo of the empty tomb for an Easter post, I found this one - then noticed the ads for buildings insurance! I had a real giggle wondering if buildings insurance covers resurrection & a stone being rolled away from an entrance. Also, was it deliberate ad placement?

Easter is not just about what was renewed long ago - it's about what is reborn in us today. (Omatee Ann-Marie Hansraj) #ToPonder How can you take the #Easter theme of new life into every day of this new week? #MondayMotivation

Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to gloom and darkness. (The Exsultet) #ToPonder Today give thanks for the resurrection #Lent - #ReflectRenew #EasterDay: Christ is Risen!

#HolySaturday - The best reminder that the silence of God doesn’t equal the absence of God. (Tullian Tchividjian) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Give time today to reassuring someone who feels lonely. Remind them that there is hope - even if that someone is you #Lent - #ReflectRenew

Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may go to heaven. (St Rose of Lima) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Give - spend 5 minutes reflecting on a cross and giving thanks for God’s love for us #Lent - #ReflectRenew #GoodFriday

Love never says "I have done enough”. (St Marie Eugenie de Jesus) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Fast from the busyness of life, and reflect, then give thanks for those you love and who love you… #Lent - #ReflectRenew

Let us sacrifice one day in order to gain our whole lives, perhaps. (Victor Hugo) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Reflect on how your fasting & giving helps others through your sacrifice. Does it give you more time or compassion for others? #Lent - #ReflectRenew

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Fast from placing too much importance on your own job or ‘work life’. Remember that we are created to be in community with each other. #Lent - #ReflectRenew

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. (Mary Anne Radmacher) #ToPonder Whose path can you help lighten this week? #MondayMotivation Today’s Action: Give thanks for those who lightened your path along the way… #Lent - #ReflectRenew

Palm Sunday teaches us that victory sometimes rides on simplicity. (Unknown) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Fast from judgement today. Be aware that we all make mistakes and errors of judgement, in deciding a course of action… #Lent - #ReflectRenew

A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference (Eeyore) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Give a little extra this weekend - to workers you encounter who rely on tips, and/or make sure you say thank you to those who rarely get thanked. #Lent - #ReflectRenew

I shall work and pull at it as long as God gives me life. (Venerable Augustus Tolton) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Give - As we prepare to enter the final week of these Lenten Reflections, think of 3 ways you can be more generous through the rest of the year… #Lent - #ReflectRenew

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. (Jane Wagner) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Pray - take some time out, time to simply ‘sit and be’. If you’re a praying person, then pray. If you aren’t, then be still, reflect, enjoy the peace, & see what happens… #Lent - #ReflectRenew

Fasting makes us appreciate things for their true worth. It reminds us in a concrete way that life mustn’t depend on the fleeting landscape of the present world. (Pope Francis) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Fast today from convenience & taking the easy option #Lent - #ReflectRenew

Imitate the earth, O mortal. Bear fruit as it does; do not show yourself inferior to inanimate soil. (St Basil the Great) #ToPonder Today’s Action: Give to someone in need today. As you are able, use your time to do so or make a donation to a local cause. #Lent - #ReflectRenew