Prayer during tensed times

Merciful God, grant me the patience to handle the pressures and tensions in my life. Be with me I pray because your very presence will work wonders for my mind and soul. Help me to understand the needs of my family, organization and community. In every uphill task I see the possibility of success when you are with me God. Whenever I hit a road block your smile and reassurance can make any bad day into a great day. Be with me constantly I pray, because without you Lord, I am nothing. Teach me to love, care, be patient, understanding and positive. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

You can hurt me but you cannot destroy my spirit: Mumbai will survive

Every violence, mental or physical is attributed to the skewed understanding of supremacy of a particular group. By resorting to violence the group thinks that others will toe it’s line and it will emerge victorious. Maybe this is true with regard to a building, a hotel or a monument. But is it true when it comes to the mind, the spirit and the resilience of a people?

Mumbai has seen it all in the past twenty hours. Shooting, killing (of civilians and police personnel), hijacking and military action. Should we call the culprits gunmen or terrorists I do not know? What I do know is that this is a time to reach out to our sisters and brothers in Mumbai.

You can bomb me and terrorise me all you want
You can take my life and my belongings
But what you can never claim or take away
Is indeed what makes me who I am

The spirit of resilience, determination and survival.



"Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yaha
Zara hatke zara bachke yeh hai Bombay meri jaan"

(From the Hindi movie CID. Sung by Mohammad Rafi and Geetha Dutt)
It is difficult to live here. Move a little, look out and take care…this is Bombay my dear.