Footprints on the shores of time

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Every year there are people who give too much importance on the shaping of the kind of footprints they would leave behind on the shores of time to ensure their marks in history. But be they footprints of the learned or of the unlearned, the tides of time are no respecter of footprints. For every time the tides visit the shores, the waves of change that they bring will simply wash away whatever marks there are on the sands.

Therefore as this year ends, whatever footprints this year may be leaving on the shores of time, be they good and/or bad, leave them to the waves of change and let us all embrace the dawning of another new year, holding on firmly to the assurance that the Lord will continue to sustain us throughout the next year and the years to come.

Consider a year as just a very long day and a new year as just another new day so that whatever may had been and whatever will be, still it is always worthwhile to thank the Lord, because his love and mercy, which sustain us every day, are new each day.

Have a blessed new year everyone.

 

What Greatness Is In God's Eyes

Humble servanthood is heaven's standard for greatness.

[Matthew 20:25-28] Jesus called His disciples together and said to them, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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Let peace be your weapon

"I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace."
--Muhammad Ali

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity."
--George Carlin

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
--Albert Einstein

"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves."
--William Hazlitt

"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."
--Nelson Mandela

"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness."
--Marianne Williamson

"I do not just want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."
--Helen Keller

"There was never a good war, or a bad peace."
--Benjamin Franklin

"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means."
--Ronald Reagan

"If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots."
--Napoleon Bonaparte

"We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God."
--Thomas Merton

"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love."
--St. Francis of Assisi