John 15:9-17 “Whatever we say about love, the Jesus of the gospels, and the Divine, these beliefs about love must transform us into more loving human beings. We can teach, preach, and believe in love, and still not let those beliefs become anything more than mental assent to ideas. We must choose to apply our beliefs about love not just to how we imagine God relates to us, but also to how we relate to one another! And we can’t love one another and not care about the things each of us suffers as a result of the way our society is shaped.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
of raule kapur, a gay indian boy in a small midwestern town. it is an a story of identity, acceptance, friendship, and overcoming anxiety and bullying. it is one of those backs that is so categorically appropriate that there is no good faith argument for removing it from schools and classrooms. at its core, it is a book that teaches empathy, a book that teaches you to love yourself and love one another and it is a semi autobiographical story. but his life and story were under attack again this woke in a different way. on monday, pancholy was scheduled to speak at an antibullying assembly at mountain view middle school in pennsylvania, 100 miles west of philadelphia. he learned through social media that he had been disinvited and
today to grieve. and even after the shock and the outpouring of grief these past few days we have to say that nottingham is not about to move on and in one sense, we never will. but we are moving in, pressing in, to getting closer, to strengthen bonds of love to keep stepping over invisible barriers that sometimes may threaten to divide us. moving in to comfort those whose grief is too heavy to ever bear alone. and nottingham stands together today and we say, to the family and friends of
the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love sake, and made that love now continue to grow as we stand together in this city. thank you. applause. ., , you. applause. ., you. applause. ladies and entlemen, we applause. ladies and gentlemen, we are now going applause. ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to applause. ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to hear applause. ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to hear from applause. ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to hear from members | are now going to hear from members of the are now going to hear from members of the family of the people we have lost and of the family of the people we have lost and first we will go to ian coates family. applause.
virtues. pope francis is spoken of the essential hope that plays in our lives. he says that while hope is a silent and humble virtue, it is that which supports us in times of difficulty, such as these and brings us closer. the prayers of the catholic community, particularly to the families who have lost their lives. and with these words from st. paul letter to the romans. as encouragement to them, possessing courage to all of us here in the city of nottingham. let love be genuine. hate what is evil, hold fast what is good, love one another