Chaplain's Office

"Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed; clear the chaos and the clutter, clear the eyes, so we can all see the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be."
- Shirley Erena Murray

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.
~Rachel Carson

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.

For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.

My bread may be a material matter. Another’s bread is a spiritual matter.

We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, as must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. 

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. 

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. 

Without love, benevolence becomes egotism. 

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. 

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.