Loving Our Government and Police Neighbors ⁠
Today I open my eyes,⁠
Tune my ears,⁠
Inspire my voice,⁠
Extend my hands,⁠
Expand my heart,⁠
Move my feet, and⁠
Open my mind⁠
To love my government and police neighbors as myself.⁠
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#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

"The most virtuous behavior is to engage those who sever relations, to give to those who withhold from you, and to forgive those who wrong you." Prophet Muhammad

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

ባልንጀራን የመውደድ እንቅስቃሴ ምንድን ነው? አዳዲስ እና የተለያዩ ቪዲዮዎቻችንን በመመልከት ተጨማሪ ነገር ይማሩ!
What is the Neighbor-Love Movement? Check out our new video series and learn more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RetIsbYpulk&list=PLvmToPcfvRCGZ7JRDZY37k7q522g1I8oG&index=1

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Ears
What words, issues, or people make you shut down and stop listening?
Pause and reflect.
Recommit to listening with fresh patience today.


#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Protestant Neighbors
Today I open my eyes,
Tune my ears,
Inspire my voice,
Extend my hands,
Expand my heart,
Move my feet, and
Open my mind
To love my Protestant neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

ሳልስ ለባልንጀራዬ እንቅስቃሴ ያቀረበው የማነቃቂያ ዲስኩር እጅግ ቀስቃሽ ነው! ለሰዎች ያለው ራዕይም እጅግ ጉልህ ነው!
#ባልንጀራንመውደድ #የሚያስተማምንብርሃን #ሳልስኡመር #ማነቃቂያ

Sals’s spoken word for NLM is on fire! His vision of people is powerful!
#NLM #SafeLight #SalsUmer #Inspiration

https://youtu.be/e2vh-GwjkP4

Loving Our Self-destructive and suicidal Neighbors ⁠
Today I open my eyes,⁠
Tune my ears,⁠
Inspire my voice,⁠
Extend my hands,⁠
Expand my heart,⁠
Move my feet, and⁠
Open my mind⁠
To love my self-destructive neighbors as myself.⁠
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#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Mouth
What words do you use that insult or offend others? Do you ask for forgiveness when you make mistakes?
Pause and reflect.
Recommit to speaking words of respect and kindness today.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Activist Neighbors ⁠
Today I open my eyes,⁠
Tune my ears,⁠
Inspire my voice,⁠
Extend my hands,⁠
Expand my heart,⁠
Move my feet, and⁠
Open my mind⁠
To love my activist neighbors as myself.⁠
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#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us." — Saint Augustine

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

“Loving God is the foundation for loving our neighbor. And loving our neighbor is the litmus test for loving God"... "There is no love of God apart from loving our neighbor! And without loving God, it is impossible to love our neighbor after the model of God’s unconditional love." "When love governs our relationships, we don’t want to hear misfortune happening to our neighbors, let alone to wish evil towards them. "When love governs our relationships, we discipline our desire for superiority and delight in serving others.” Dr. Tekalign Nega, co-director of NLM

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Grieving Neighbors
Today I open my eyes,
Tune my ears,
Inspire my voice,
Extend my hands,
Expand my heart,
Move my feet, and
Open my mind
To love my grieving neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

በአገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ባለመቋረጥ በሰው ሕይወት እና በማኅበረሰብ ላይ እየደረሱ ያሉ ጥፋቶች እጅግ ያሳዝኑናል፡፡ እኚህ ጥቃቶች በልባችን ትልቅ ቦታ የምንሰጣቸውን እሴቶቻችንን የሚያጎድሉና እና ወደ ተጨማሪ መከራ እና ሀዘን ሁላችንንም፣ በተለይም ደግሞ ተጠቂዎቹን፣ የሚመሩ ናቸው፡፡

እባካችሁን የሰውን ሕይወት ክቡርነትእና ጥቃት አልባ ምላሽን አስመልክቶ በጋራ ያወጣነውን መግለጫ አንብበው በመፈረም ለሌሎችም ያጋሩ፡፡ መግለጫችን በአማርኛ፣ በኦሮምኛ ፣በትግረኛ፣ እና በኢንጊሊዘኛ ቋንቋ ተዘጋጅቷል፡፡

“ባልንጀሮቻችንን እንደ ራሳችን እንውደድ፡፡”

https://balinjeraye.org/en/statement

We grieve the continuing destruction of human life and community in Ethiopia. This violence betrays our deepest values and can only lead to more suffering and sorrow, especially for the most vulnerable.

Please read, sign, and share our Joint Declaration for Human Value and Nonviolence in Ethiopia. This statement is available in Amharic, Afaan Oromoo, Tigrigna, and English.

“Love your neighbor as yourself."

Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Hands
When are you tempted to point your fingers or raise your hands against others?
Pause and reflect.
Recommit to using your hands for service and nonviolence today.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Neighbors with Mental Illness
Today I open my eyes,
Tune my ears,
Inspire my voice,
Extend my hands,
Expand my heart,
Move my feet, and
Open my mind
To love my neighbors with mental illness as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

"Let’s teach our children empathy, kindness and respect for self and others daily! It’s as important as ABCs, ሀ ሁ ሂs, 1, 2, 3s. Let’s teach them by SHOWING them with our own words and deeds!" Munit Mesfin, Singer and Educator

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

በወረርሽኝ ወቅት በምን መልኩ ባልንጀራችንን መውደድ እንችላለን? ፕሮፌሰር ማጂ ኃይለማሪያም በዚህ አስቸጋሪ ወቅት ሰዎች የአዕምሮ ጤናቸው እንዲጠቡቁ በምን መልኩ ሰዎችን እያገዘች እንዳለች ታመለክተናለች፡፡

How can we love our neighbors well during a pandemic? Professor Maji Hailemariam shares how she is helping people strengthen their mental health in this difficult season.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

https://youtu.be/pAeKv3ZQrjQ

Loving Our Day laborer Neighbors
Today I open my eyes,
Tune my ears,
Inspire my voice,
Extend my hands,
Expand my heart,
Move my feet, and
Open my mind
To love my day laborer neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Feet
When did you last step out of your comfort zone to walk in the shoes of an outsider or enemy?
Pause and reflect.
Recommit to building bridges and walking with others today.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga