CULTURE

Lent

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(Extracted from my church’s bulletin)

Fast from judging others;
Feast on the Christ who dwells within them.

Fast from emphasis on differences;
Feast the Spirit that unites.

Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on phrases that purify.

Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude

Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.

Fast from gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.

Fast from pessimism;
Feast on optimism.

Fast from worry;
Feast on trust.

Fast from complaining;
Feast on appreciation.

Fast from negatives;
Feast on affirmatives.

Fast from personal anxiety;
Feast on unceasing prayer.

Fast from hostility;
Feast on nonviolence.

Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.

Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion for others.

Fast from discouragement;
Feast on hope.

Fast from lethargy;
Feast on enthusiasm.

Fast from suspicion;
Feast on truth.

Fast from the thoughts that weaken;
Feast on promises that inspire.

Fast from the darkness of sin;
Feast on the light of Christ.

Lent ends next week.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

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Who is she?

She is my sister, my mother, my friend
my body and my homie!
She is my true blood
my main squeeze.

She is the one who knows,
the one who does understand!
Well…, at least she pretends for a day, an hour, minute and second
for weeks gone down.

With the full force of an atomic bomb,
she marches in with a vengeance at whatever and whenever,
and stays in even if not invited.

She is your good friend,
a sincere agent
day and night
without a price.

She does not judge but listens intensively
and does not blame
just praises.

She does not interrupt but is always ready for the next round
She does not instruct and never hangs up – the
phone, there is.
She always remembers your address and always stays in touch
and is always the first to arrive
Always there!

She is my sister, my mother, my friend
my partner, my cousin, my aunt, my grandma;
she is my body, my homie, my sista
she is my true blood and
true self!
She is a woman and a friend!

@Angela Aguiar