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Ok guys thanks so much and mystic cat thanks for the history lesson...
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See if you can get a good basic poetry anthology (this is one I like a lot) and just look through it and see what you can find. Not only can you find things that are inspirational, it can make you think. It's always fun to read a quote and have everyone think it's from the Bible, and it turns out to be Robert Frost instead. :) |
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Our chaplain even occasionally used Jack Handy quotes.
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I really like some of the comments people have made about using inspirational poems, quotes, or stories. Inspiration doesn't have to be about religion, although it can. If I were a part of your chapter (falling into the third bucket you list), I would be very happy to hear a rotation of sources. Sure, throw in biblical references here and there- a good number of your chapter identifies with it, and if you translate it for me (as someone else mentioned) to show how it's relevant to the chapter then I'm good with it. Just make sure you supplement with others so you reach everyone and focus on the real goal you're there- fostering a fantastic sisterhood. I hope that wasn't too rantish, and if it was I appologize. I just want you to hear the perspective of someone who falls in your third bucket, someone who may not necessarily speak up at meetings but would appreciate being considered as well. |
I think people's issue is likely the fact that the religious quotes are solely from the Bible. If you mixed in quotes from Buddhist sutras, the Torah, the Hindu Vedas, etc. I doubt anybody would have a problem with the Christian verses. There would be a wide enough mix that it would be clear sisters were not expected to subscribe to a specific religion (or any at all!). And if you are morally opposed to the inclusion of inspirational quotes from other faiths...well, that is likely how the Jewish and atheist/agnostic sisters feel about the Christian verses!
I do think that religious quotes (as well as to whoever suggested Jack Handy!) are miles above the standard, overused and often saccharine sorority quotes as long as they are from various different religions. And mix it up too...Oscar Wilde, Bob Dylan, Maya Angelou, Disney quotes...whatever works! [And if this makes any difference, I am a Christian and I still think all religions should be included unless you are a Christian sorority.] |
Ok guys sorry but I think there may have been a little confusion the quotes I have used actually have not been Biblical at all. I've used three all about sisterhood: I've used 2 sets of Bible verses (yes Ive only held this position for 5 weeks). SO actually there have been more "non Christian" quotes, I promise they all dealt with sisterhood...and were in no way scripture based off of any holy book. When I said inspirational i simply meant not the casual ones like "from the inside looking out you cant explain it, from the outside looking in you can't understand."
Here are the quotes I have used: They're the people you can share your secrets with, cry with, laugh with, and just be yourself with. They don't judge you or make you change. They accept you exactly as you are. They look at you and they see a great person, one they love spending time with. You all share something in common and are tied together by memories, tears, laughs & smiles. You're tied together by love for the other. Sisterhood is the greatest thing in the world. I find my time with my sisters the best times of my life. My sisters are my heart, my soul, my fun, my laughter, my tears, my love and my life" ~ Unknown "They are the family we choose to surround us, the sisters bound by love instead of blood. They know when we are lonely, and appear without being called. When we feel lost, they provide a living map to what comes next; when we doubt everything about ourselves, they remind us who we are." ~ Barbara Alpert Sisterhood is the essence of all the wisdom of the ages, distilled into a single word. You cannot see sisterhood, neither can you hear it nor taste it. But you can feel it a hundred times a day. It is a pat on the back, a smile of encouragement. It's someone to share with, to celebrate your achievements." ~ Anonymous |
Have you thought about buying a book that leads the reader through a specified growth process, then taking something from each topic to your weekly meetings?
For instance, there's a book called One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth. That book would give you 40 different "lessons" to pull from. (I'm not necessarily suggesting this book in particular. I enjoyed it personally, but it's definitely geared toward individual growth. Still, you'd likely be able to apply some of the lessons to the sisterhood.) My chapter's chaplain relied heavily on scripture, but that was years ago and that approach probably wouldn't fly too well these days. It's hard for me to think of a non-religious chaplain lesson: This was the best I could do! |
If half of what you've used has been non-Biblical, then I think your advisors are being a little hypersensitive. I mean, Jews may not believe Jesus was the Messiah, but that doesn't mean they don't think he was a basically good dude. :)
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If you read something particularly inspirational, you can even stop at the end and say, "Let's think about this for a minute." It give those who pray a chance to pray and everyone a chance to think.
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I loosely identify myself as a Quaker and I have found wonderful quotes over the years which are nondenominational and introspective.
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