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Perseverance Is Synonymous With Faith

A Reflection of Goodwill
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Rabindranath Tagore

The Power of the Creator manifests itself in His creatures according to the generosity of their hearts, whatever their beliefs or disbelief. This certainty fills with encouragement the Soul of those who are determined to do Good. Perseverance is synonymous with Faith, a virtue that, in the words of the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), a friend of Gandhi (1869-1948), “is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

Do Not Miss Any Opportunity

If we know how to take advantage of every opportunity that Christ offers, God will open up new paths for us.

Tela: Joseph Von Führich (1800-1876)

     

This is the psalmist’s plea: “Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your Good Spirit lead me on level ground!” (Book of Psalms 143:10)

José de Paiva Netto is a writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, composer, and poet. He is the President of the Legion of Good Will (LGW), effective member of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI) and of the Brazilian International Press Association (ABI-Inter). Affiliated to the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Writers of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Radio Broadcasters of Rio de Janeiro, and the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC). He is also a member of the Academy of Letters of Central Brazil. He is an author of international reference in the concept and defense of the cause of Ecumenical Citizenship and Spirituality which, according to him, constitute “the cradle of the most generous values that are born of the Soul, the dwelling of the emotions and of the reasoning enlightened by intuition, the atmosphere that embraces everything that transcends the ordinary field of matter and comes from the elevated human sensitivity, such as Truth, Justice, Mercy, Ethics, Honesty, Generosity, and Fraternal Love.”