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One way to express how much we trust him is to
work as partners. Sometimes we are so
overwhelmed by worries that we find it hard to do
the will of God in the present moment. We want to
be close to someone we love who is suffering or
sick, but we cant in that moment. Or we want to
resolve some difficult situation, or help people
in a country at war, or refugees, or those who
are starvingand theres nothing we can do right
now. We
feel helpless! Thats when we can trust in God
which at times can be heroic! We tell him I
cant do anything for that person or that
situation, but I will do what you want from me in
this moment. I will study well, work well, pray
well, take good care of my little brothers and
sisters, and I am sure that you will take care of
This is the most intelligent way to live! To put
your life in the hands of the One who gave it to
you! No matter what happens, we can trust him
blindly. He is Love and wants what is best for
us. This Word of Life invites us to live in
constant communion with God. We are blessed
when we do this, when we find joy and the
fullness of life in the relationship with God. We
confide everything to him because we believe in
his love. We can share
with him
all our joys and
sufferings,
our plans
for the
future
and anything
that worries us.
live every present moment well
How can we help our friends to find the key to
happiness, which comes from giving of ourselves
for others? Thats the question that started us
off on a project that we called An Hour of
Happiness. The idea is very simple. You have to
try to make another person happy, at least for
one hour a month. We started with people who seem
to need more love,
thats what happened to
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and so we offered to help them. We saw doors open
everywhere! We found ourselves taking elderly
people in wheelchairs to a nearby park, or
playing with children who are sick in the
hospital, or doing sports with special needs
children. All these people were very happy, but
just as the title of our project says, we were
even happier! What about our friends we invited
to be part of it? First they were just curious
and then they tried it and found out that when
you give happiness, you receive it, too! Now our
project has spread to other cities in Germany and
we want to spread it even further, so that
schools, groups and organizations will start to
compete with us in bringing more joy and
happiness everywhere. (The Young for Unity
Heidelberg, Germany)
untangling that problem, comforting those who are
suffering, resolving that situation.
word of life
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
It means working in perfect communion with God,
which means we have to believe in his love for
his children, and then God will be
in a position to be
able to trust us,
too!
Find this verse in the Book of Jeremiah, Chapter
17, verse 7
We are not alone, not even in dark and difficult
moments. We can always trust him completely.
It will be even more
evident that we are truly
children of a Father who can do all things. .
From a comment by Chiara Lubich Adapted by the
Gen 3 Center
www.teens4unity.net
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This Word of Life invites us to live in constant
communion with God. We are blessed when we do
this, when we find joy and the fullness of life
in the relationship with God. We confide
everything to him because we believe in his love.
One way to express how much we trust him
is to work as partners.
Sometimes we are so overwhelmed by worries that
we find it hard to do the will of God in the
present moment. We want to be close to someone we
love who is suffering or sick, but we cant in
that moment. Or we want to resolve some difficult
situation, or help people in a country at war, or
r refugees, or those who are starvingand theres
nothing we can do right now.
We feel helpless! Thats when
we can trust in God which at times can be
heroic! We tell him I cant do anything for
that person or that situation, but I will do what
you want from me in this moment. I will study
well, work well, pray well, take
thats what happened to
How can we help our friends to find the key to
happiness, which comes from giving of ourselves
for others? Thats the question that started us
off on a project that we called An Hour of
Happiness. The idea is very simple. You have to
try to make another person happy, at least for
one hour a month. We started with people who seem
to need more love, and so we offered to help
them. We saw doors open everywhere! We found
ourselves taking elderly people in wheelchairs to
a nearby park, or playing with children who are
sick in the hospital, or doing sports with
special needs children. All these people were
very happy, but just as the title of our project
says, we were even happier! What about our
friends we invited to be part of it? First they
were just curious and then they tried it and
found out that when you give happiness, you
receive it, too! Now our project has spread to
other cities in Germany and we want to spread it
even further, so that schools, groups and
organizations will start to compete with us in
bringing more joy and happiness everywhere.
(The Young for Unity Heidelberg, Germany)
1) Cut following the dotted lines
live every present moment
well
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good care of my little brothers and sisters, and
I am sure that you will take care of untangling
that problem, comforting those who are suffering,
resolving that situation.
2) Fold vertically in 4 parts
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
Find this verse in the Book of Jeremiah, Chapter
17, verse 7
This is the most intelligent way to live! To put
your life in the hands of the One who gave it to
you! No matter what
happens, we can trust him blindly.
He is Love and wants what is best for us.
We are not alone, not even in dark and difficult
moments. We can always trust him completely.
3) Fold horizontally in 2
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