At this time we are reminded that faith communities are vital actors in a humanitarian crisis, something I saw myself in Liberia during the Ebola crisis, when heard imams and priests calling on their congregations to maintain social distance. hubs.ly/H0nXRwP0

"We are changed, not by what we receive, but by what we do." - Rabbi Johnathan Sacks

This week's #StoryOfHope is about finding hope in difficult places. We'd love to hear your Stories of Hope, so please do get in touch via our website to share Stories of Hope | Rose Castle Foundation hubs.ly/H0pjcyZ0

“The new humanity that is created around Jesus is not a humanity that is always going to be successful and in control of things, but a humanity that can reach out its hand from the depths of chaos, to be touched by the hand of God.” - Rowan Williams, Being Christian

"The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as well. To forgive is to condemn the fault but to spare the doer. That’s what the forgiving God does." Miroslav Volf

This Easter has been a very unusual one for most of us, and we're learning how to celebrate our religious festivals in new ways. Our #StoryOfHope this week is a reflection on how we adapt quickly to new ways of life. hubs.ly/H0pvMM40

"Understand that social change does not happen by only gathering those who think as you do." John Paul Lederach

This week our #StoryOfHope comes from one of our Rose Castle Foundation residential programme alumni. Read a reflection on Nigeria in the link below! Stories of Hope | Rose Castle Foundation hubs.ly/H0pChQ30

This week our #StoryOfHope is about a small child leading adults through difficult political times. Where do you find hope in this challenging time? hubs.ly/H0pymJG0

"We realise the importance of our voices only when we are silenced." - Malala Yousafzai

Read our #StoryOfHope this week from Uzma Raziq, who writes about dealing with death within Islamic tradition during the Corona pandemic Stories of Hope | Rose Castle Foundation hubs.ly/H0pCmsJ0

"Small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding" - The Queen's Christmas speech 2019

This week our #StoryOfHope comes from one of our Rose Castle Foundation residential programme alumni. Read a reflection on Nigeria in the link below! Stories of Hope | Rose Castle Foundation hubs.ly/H0pC4rf0

"Out beyond the ideas of right-doing and wrongdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there." - Rumi

Human Contact is the title of this week's #StoryOfHope, by our friend James Newcome. Take a read and let us know your thoughts! Stories of Hope | Rose Castle Foundation hubs.ly/H0pC9470

"Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." - Viktor Frankl

How many of you have gotten to know a next door neighbour during the Corona pandemic, who you otherwise might not have met?

"Today, give yourself permission to be outrageously kind, irrationally warm, improbably generous. I promise it will be a blast.” – Sasha Dichter

"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." – Amelia Barr