Michael Elmore-Meegan Quotes

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

There is no such thing as change in international development, unless it belongs to the people who want to change

Waterborne diseases kill millions every year, over 1.3 billion people have no clean water. ICROSS has provided safe drinking water to over 300 000 people through innovative ground breaking research spanning three decades

Only one thing is expect of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself and love with all your being and all your light without stopping.

Be quiet enough to know what to say with your actions. Never limit yourself, live the impossible, always step beyond yourself. This is what you were born to be, to become light in a world on great need. We may not be the solution, but are part of the solution.

The best thing you can say is the thing that you have not uttered.

All life, every living thing is a word for God in His mystery.

The deepest and most enduring thirst common to us all is the desire for love and happiness. You and I spend a great part of our lives struggling towards self-fulfilment and joy, while at the same time we are very occupied in the daily responsibilities to our families, our work, the countless little things that absorb our time.

If someone humiliates and hurts us, it is difficult to give them a second chance and turn the other cheek. They might just take another swing at us, we are not ready for that kind of abuse. Who needs it?

All God wants of man is a compassionate heart.

We have all, at one time or another, been used, or have experienced someone being unfair to us.

Even if we were offered everything that exists, it is nothing compared to the freedom and power of being loved

When we feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, or just drained by the stress of the day, do this. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and know that the very breath you are taking is the same miracle of life that pervades all creation. He who gives you this breath, despite your anxieties , fears and pain, knows you. He knows you better than you will ever understand yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. You are experiencing the miracle. The most amazing miracle of all. The gift of life. All things will find harmony in this knowing, in this, is the whisper of not only all creation, but of the Creator.

The more we own the less we have.

If we are ready to tear down the walls that confine us, break the cage that imprisons us, we will discover what our wings are for.