Midweek Thought For Meditation 3/4/26
Hi Everyone,
Our reflection for this week is Doing Good Deeds.
Every morning before sunrise, Mr Bennett unlocked the doors of the small train station cafe’ before sunrise. The town was modest, the platform often quiet except for the 6:10 commuter train and the wind that swept through in winter.
One January morning, he noticed a woman sitting on the far bench. She wore no gloves, her coat thin against the wind. He almost stayed inside but a familiar truth stirred in him: faith must move. He stepped outside with a cup of hot coffee. “The morning’s colder than it looks,” he said gently.
Then he remembered a heavy coat left behind months earlier in the cafe’. He brought it to her. She hesitated.
“One day,” he said quietly, “when you’re warm and able, you’ll do the same for someone else.”
Months later she returned wearing the same coat. She had gotten the job she was traveling to interview for. Now she worked at a community outreach center starting a winter warming program.
“I almost gave up that morning,” she told him. “Your kindness reminded me God hadn’t forgotten me.”
That winter, the cafe became a place where coats and food were gathered for others. No speeches were made. Just light quietly shining—-one simple good deed at a time.
Do Good Deed
In good deeds, pure of heart, lies real religion.
Shinto. Genchi Kato
CHRISTIANITY
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you claim to have faith but have no deeds? Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by actions, is dead. James 2:14,17
Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
ISLAM
Everyone has a goal to which they turn, so vie with one another in good works. Qur’an2.148
BUDDHISM
Good deeds will receive the doer who has gone from here to the next world, as kinsmen receive a dear friend on his return. Dhammapada 220
HINDUISM
The good deed that is done not in return, but in the first instance, is more precious than anything in this world or beyond. Nothing can repay this act. Tirukkural 101-102
The touchstone which discloses one’s greatness or smallness is simply this —one’s deeds. Tirukkural 505
JUDAISM
Repentance and good works are like a shield against calamity Abot 4.13
These are things whose fruits people enjoy in this world, while the capital is laid up for them in the world to come: honoring father and mother, deeds of loving kindness, making peace between neighbors. Jerusalem Talmud, Pe’ah 1,1
CONFUCIANISM
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue: Gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness Analects 17.6
TAOISM
The mind of the wise is free but tuned to people’s need. Tao Te Ching 49
The highest good is like water. Water gives life to ten thousand things and does not strive. Tao Te Ching 8
*Here are a few musical links to help reinforce the concept and offer encouragement, helping to deepen our understanding of the theme and inviting us to reflect on God's compassion for us, as we are called to extend the same compassion to others.
The following songs powerfully bring home the message of this week.
“Heal The World” https://share.google/muoQfnHrtZmvOlrbA
“Live Like That” https://youtu.be/4r1lLYKdMLU
“All We Need Is Love” https://youtu.be/KifF5OMDIsM
Owen's pick! This song is perfect for our theme. Thank you, Owen
“Flame Forward Let It Shine” https://youtu.be/EqJJyZEzbyw
Hi Everyone,
Our reflection for this week is Doing Good Deeds.
Every morning before sunrise, Mr Bennett unlocked the doors of the small train station cafe’ before sunrise. The town was modest, the platform often quiet except for the 6:10 commuter train and the wind that swept through in winter.
One January morning, he noticed a woman sitting on the far bench. She wore no gloves, her coat thin against the wind. He almost stayed inside but a familiar truth stirred in him: faith must move. He stepped outside with a cup of hot coffee. “The morning’s colder than it looks,” he said gently.
Then he remembered a heavy coat left behind months earlier in the cafe’. He brought it to her. She hesitated.
“One day,” he said quietly, “when you’re warm and able, you’ll do the same for someone else.”
Months later she returned wearing the same coat. She had gotten the job she was traveling to interview for. Now she worked at a community outreach center starting a winter warming program.
“I almost gave up that morning,” she told him. “Your kindness reminded me God hadn’t forgotten me.”
That winter, the cafe became a place where coats and food were gathered for others. No speeches were made. Just light quietly shining—-one simple good deed at a time.
Do Good Deed
In good deeds, pure of heart, lies real religion.
Shinto. Genchi Kato
CHRISTIANITY
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you claim to have faith but have no deeds? Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by actions, is dead. James 2:14,17
Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
ISLAM
Everyone has a goal to which they turn, so vie with one another in good works. Qur’an2.148
BUDDHISM
Good deeds will receive the doer who has gone from here to the next world, as kinsmen receive a dear friend on his return. Dhammapada 220
HINDUISM
The good deed that is done not in return, but in the first instance, is more precious than anything in this world or beyond. Nothing can repay this act. Tirukkural 101-102
The touchstone which discloses one’s greatness or smallness is simply this —one’s deeds. Tirukkural 505
JUDAISM
Repentance and good works are like a shield against calamity Abot 4.13
These are things whose fruits people enjoy in this world, while the capital is laid up for them in the world to come: honoring father and mother, deeds of loving kindness, making peace between neighbors. Jerusalem Talmud, Pe’ah 1,1
CONFUCIANISM
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue: Gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness Analects 17.6
TAOISM
The mind of the wise is free but tuned to people’s need. Tao Te Ching 49
The highest good is like water. Water gives life to ten thousand things and does not strive. Tao Te Ching 8
*Here are a few musical links to help reinforce the concept and offer encouragement, helping to deepen our understanding of the theme and inviting us to reflect on God's compassion for us, as we are called to extend the same compassion to others.
The following songs powerfully bring home the message of this week.
“Heal The World” https://share.google/muoQfnHrtZmvOlrbA
“Live Like That” https://youtu.be/4r1lLYKdMLU
“All We Need Is Love” https://youtu.be/KifF5OMDIsM
Owen's pick! This song is perfect for our theme. Thank you, Owen
“Flame Forward Let It Shine” https://youtu.be/EqJJyZEzbyw
