Definition Essay: What Does Spirituality Means To Me

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If you would find yourself, learn to deny yourself for the blessing of others. Forget yourself and find someone who needs your service, and you will discover the secret to the happy, fulfilled life.(Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, 1979) Good Morning and welcome soon to be Nudgee men and parents. This morning i will be talking to you about ‘spirituality’, Why spirituality? Because it is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience something that touches us.

What nudgee spirituality means to me is. Is all the boy giving up their own time, there own lunch time to walk down to the oval where legends are made, the all inspiring ross oval grandstands. To stand there shoulder to shoulder and yell out there favrest war
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This will relate to the new border more, and that is chapel every sunday night, this ritual really connects the boarding houses together by bringing everyone into a really beautiful burding to sing some hims and be blessed by father.

What i think are important symbols related to our spirituality at this prestigious School would be the Signum Fidei meaning “”Sign of Faith” has been the motto of the Brothers of the Christian Schools since the days of Saint John Baptist De La Salle. It is symbolized by a STAR, thus the Star on the Shield of La Salle University”. This symbol is imprinted on our school unifo over our chest, alway reminds us to be a Sign of Faith. Another one of my important symbols would be Also the stachy of Mary, looking out over all of us as we go throughout schooling life leading and guiding us to be better at all we

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