WALIA MING
There is always hope and it is a sin to give way to despair
"Hope springs eternal". What does that phrase that I have heard all my life mean? Does it mean that hope is eternal ... and then what exactly does that mean, and anyway, what is hope?
Serenity Prayer helps us to deal with life's frustrations
"God grant me the serenity, to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."
Heritage is about who we are and where we came from
Bermuda will be celebrating in grand style on Monday, the cumulating of Heritage Month with its Bermuda Day Festivities.
We must get involved to redress Bermuda's woes
I pray that you are just as fed-up, disturbed and concerned as I am at Bermuda’s changing face.
Students' act of kindness restores faith in mankind
All week I have felt the inclination to cry, I don’t know why – perhaps the constant and senseless murders happening in Bermuda and abroad; perhaps the state of the economy; perhaps my own self-pity … but I refused to cry for some obscured reason, so I didn’t.
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Our good deeds, not riches, will be our lasting legacy
On that I began to reflect — “wonder what I will keep on going when I’m gone. I know for a fact, it certainly won’t be money!"
Show gratitude for God's mercy by being compassionate
This year more than ever, I have found myself calling on Allah, the Sublime for His mercy.
Last 10 days of Ramadan are all about forgiveness
Well, we are approaching the second part of Ramadan – already! The next 10 days will be filled with forgiveness, of which we are sorely in need. Without a doubt, all of us are in need of forgiveness.
Ramadan: Night of Power prayers receive the most reward
As I look each night and see the full moon slowly descending, or melting down, I realize that soon will be born a new moon and a new month.
Hajj helped pilgrim reach new levels of spirituality and peace
Alhamdulillah... over the past few days I attended our Eid al-Adha celebrations and what inspiration I obtained! Just to be a part of the ummat and to worship with my brothers and sisters was so awesome.
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For the sake of society we must be our brother's keeper
In Islam, it is considered that people do have the responsibility of being each other’s keeper. In the Majestic and Noble Quran in 9:71 it says: “The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of one another."
Prayer helps combat negative thoughts in the wee small hours
In Islam, Allah promises that whosoever supplicates to Him during the small hours of the night, that their prayers will be answered. The name of the night prayer is called the Tahajjud prayer.
Reading Association's history of promoting literacy
Starting today and through the weekend, the Bermuda Reading Association will be hosting its 27th Annual Reading Conference at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.
Don't just pray, work at getting your prayers answered
We moan and we groan. How terrible the state of affairs are, the young people have no manners, the children are rude … and on and on we go. We say we pray about things to change; but do we really?
Tucker's Point issue reminds us that we are God's stewards of the earth
I wonder what kind of story the earth will tell. I wonder if it will be a story of how she was raped and ravished by mankind or will it be a story of how she was nurtured and respected by mankind.
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