Centering Thought “Resurrection means the worst thing is never the last thing.” -Frederick Buechner   Chaplain Chitoka Webb returns.

Centering Thought “There is more faith in doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds” –Alfred Lord Tennyson    

Centering Thought “Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.” Mia Couto

Centering Thought I know I am not seeing things as they are, I am seeing things as I am–Laurel Lee

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Centering Thought The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe, and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. –James Baldwin

Centering Thought God, Grant me the patience to work with unjust systems I cannot change today, the courage to strategically enact progress when I know I can, and the the wisdom to know that, despite structural oppression, I can make a difference.  Amen  .                       …

Centering Thought “Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” Catherine DeVrye Masankho Banda, an African story-teller, uses dance, music, and drumming to foster resilience and peace.    

Centering Thought “When Ramadan and Lent begin on the same day, heaven is whispering something powerful to the earth. Different faiths…Different prayers… But the same hunger for God”. Muhydeen Atanda

Centering Thought “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” — Amanda Gorman