The Huntingtower Bulletin

From the Chaplaincy

Unity

The ‘Virtues Project’ provides the ‘bones’ for the assembly topic each week in the Junior School very much in line with the ethos of the school – Always be kind, in all ways. The Chaplaincy team reaches out to the Huntingtower community and shares these excerpts, with warm regards. 

 

UNITY - From the Virtues Project 

Unity is a very powerful virtue and brings with it great strength . . . When you practise unity, you value what each part brings to the whole. We value the specialness of each person as a gift, not as a reason to fight or be scared. With unity, you can strive for harmony with your family at home and your human family around the world. 

 

SIGNS OF SUCCESS - From the Virtues Project 

I am practising unity when I . . .

  • Treat all people as members of one human family
  • See the gifts in differences
  • Refuse to join in when others express prejudice
  • Solve conflicts through listening and finding solutions
  • Act like a peacemaker wherever I go

 

Unity ‘holds hands’ with Grace, and from Maatie Kalokoh, a contributor to this website: yourtango.com - Grace is a spiritual gift that involves love and mercy given to others . . . We see examples of this in our everyday life in the way we treat each other. It’s present when you go out of your way to help someone (even if you gain nothing from it) and also when someone random helps you and expects nothing in return.

 

The beauty of being a graceful person is that you now have the power to influence your environment positively and watch how your actions inspire others to do the same.

The spiritual meaning of grace is the concept of receiving something from someone and passing it on until the environment around you begins to change drastically.

 

From The Bible: Psalm 67:1 - May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face to shine upon us.

 

From Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 354:15 – ‘A little more grace, a motive made pure, a few truths tenderly told, a heart softened, a character subdued, a life consecrated, would restore the right action . . . in accord with God.’

 

The Chaplaincy Team