by admin | March 26, 2024 | Messages of Hope
I am very pleased to present Messages of Hope for this issue of the Dandenong Journal. This month I would like to focus on the Jewish festival of Purim. This festival is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. Pruim begins on Saturday night...
by admin | March 19, 2024 | Messages of Hope
Mehtap Williams Member of Interfaith Network May I suggest some ways to maintain a positive outlook while dealing with chaos: Practice Gratitude: Take time each day to reflect on the things you’re grateful for, no matter how small. Gratitude can shift...
by admin | March 12, 2024 | Messages of Hope
Bill Kean Baha’i Community of Greater Dandenong Baha’u’llah, Founder-Prophet of the Baha’i Faith wrote that ‘The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divides and afflicts the human race is daily increasing.’ We...
by admin | February 28, 2024 | Messages of Hope
Anita Davine President of Interfaith Network Living in and with hope is today’s challenge for our communities that are faced with sometimes overwhelming hardships. Let us, together, given our gifts and talents, faith, hope and love forge a better future for...
by admin | December 23, 0008 | Messages of Hope, Uncategorized
What exactly is Hope?: The Bible asks us ‘why do we hope for what we already have?’ and it talks about ‘the hope that lies ahead’. Hence, hope is an expectation of that which is yet to come. It is easy to complain about the past or the present, but to look back and...
by admin | August 5, 0008 | Messages of Hope
Hope: a Sacred Duty In Judaism, hope is not simply a fleeting emotion or a gentle wish for better times. Rather, it is something far deeper: a discipline of the spirit, almost a sacred obligation. The Hebrew word tikvah, which means hope, is rooted in the idea of...
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