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The Road Ahead: COVID-19 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
We have a window of opportunity to re-imagine our world to find transformative pathways; for we cannot go back to business as usual.
We have a window of opportunity to re-imagine our world to find transformative pathways; for we cannot go back to business as usual.
I pray and ask the Almighty Father to help so many homeless poor people and to help people who are living in inadequate housing conditions … to help all these people find friends who welcome them and strengthen them.
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.
“Who moved my Cheese” is a parable that describes how people face change. It’s about 4 characters running around in a maze trying to locate their “cheese” or what is important to them.
The International Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has redesigned its web page and shared several other news items over the past few days.
(We learn about those we serve)… “not from books nor from the public platform, but in climbing the stairs to the poor man’s garret, sitting by his bedside, feeling the same cold that pierces him.” Frederic Ozanam
Listen carefully … allow people to share their story … listen to people speak about their dreams and hopes … establish relationships with people.