Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Eyes
Who do you overlook or see as an outsider or enemy?
Pause and reflect
Recommit to seeing others as precious neighbors today.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Hungry and impoverished 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 hungry and impoverished neighbors as myself.

#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፡፡

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.

https://balinjeraye.org/en/statement

"Love means putting others before yourself with passion and in action." — Etsegenet Berhanu, Founder of Wegegta Parenting Forum and family counselor

ኮቪድ-19 ሃይማኖቶ፣ ብሄሮ ወይም ጾታዎ ምንም ቢሆን ግድ እንደማይሰጠው ያስታውሱ፡፡ አንዳችን ለሌላችን ያለን ፍቅር ፍጥነቱ እና አካታችነቱ ከዚህ ቫይረስ በእጅጉ መላቅ አለበት፡፡ የባልንጀራዬን መውደድ ተግባራትን ይላበሱ፡፡


Covid-19 amantaa, lammumaa fi Saalan addaan ossoo hin baassin hunda keenya Miidha. Jaalalli waliif qabnu saffisa tatamsa'ina vayirasichaa Caala dabaluu qaba. Ollaa keenya jaalachuu itti haa fufnuu!

Nama hunda akka ollaatti yaa ilaalu. Fayyaan ollaa keenya fayyaa keenya. Maanguddootta fi Namoota gargaarsa keenya barbaadan yaa illaalu. Vayirasii koronaattiin akka hin qabamne harka keenyan ija keenya tuquu irraa of yaa qusanu.

Olla kessan akka offi keessani jaaladha.


Remember that COVID-19 does not care about your religion, ethnicity, or sex. Embody the practices of neighbor-love.

Choose to see everyone as your neighbor - their health is your health, and their wellbeing is your wellbeing. Notice the elderly and others who may need practical help. Don’t touch your eyes to minimize infection.

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Loving Our Addicted 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 addicted neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

ዛሬ የ1994ቱን የሩዋንዳን የዘር ማጥፋት የምናሰላስልበት ቀን ነው፡፡ ሩዋንዳ ቱባ ታሪክ ያላት አገር እና ህዝቡም ጥልቅ በሚባል ደረጃ ሃይማኖተኛ የሚባል ነበረ፡፡ ይህ ሆኖ ሳለ በ100 ቀን ውስጥ ብቻ ወደ አንድ ሚሊዮን የሚጠጉ ሰዎች ተገለዋል፡፡ የዘር ማጥፋት እንዴት ይጀምራል? ዳግም እንዳይከሰትስ እኛ ምን ማድረግ እንችላለን? የጥላቻ ፒራሚድን በማንበበን እያነበብን ራሳችንን እነዚህን ጥያቄዎች እንጠይቅ፡-(1) ማኅበረሰቤ በፒራሚዱ ላይ የትኛው ስፍራ ይገኛል? (2) ዛሬ የምናያቸውን ጥላቻዎች ለመቋቋም እና ፍቅር እና ፍትህ የሰፈነበትን ማኅበረሰብ ለመገንባት ምን ማድረግ እችላለሁኝ ?

Today is Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide Day. Rwanda was a deeply religious country with a rich history. And yet almost a million people were murdered in 100 days. How does genocide begin? How can we prevent it from happening again? Read the Pyramid of Hate and ask yourself: (1) Where is my society on this pyramid? (2) What will I do today to resist these patterns of hate that lead to genocide?

https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/pyramid-of-hate.pdf

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

ልባችን የፍቅር መሳሪያ እንዲሆን ተፈጥሯል፡፡ በጋራም አንዳችን በሌላችን ስፍራ ራሳችንን አስቀምጠን የምንተሳሰብበትን ባህል መፍጠር እንችላለን፡፡ ባልንጀራን መውደድን ይተግብሩ!
#ባልንጀራን መውደድ #ባልንጀራዬ #ኦላ #መሀዛይ #ጃርካይጋ
Our hearts were made for love. Together we can create a culture of empathy. Practice neighbor-love!

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

https://youtu.be/b_zY6lcYpJ0

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 Muslim 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 Muslim neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

"Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him do good to his neighbor." Prophet Mohammad (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6018, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 47

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Displaced 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 displaced neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

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 Elderly 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 elderly neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Imprisoned 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 imprisoned neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

"Let’s be kind to each other and choose humanity over everything: over politics, our ethnicity/tribe, colorism, racism and all the the other isms. Your hate for the 'other' doesn't only hurt them; it also hurts yourself. Let’s choose love and see the humanity in each other." — Nyamal “Mal” Tutdeal, Co-Founder of NyaEden Foundation, Inc, & Adjunct Professor at Arcadia University

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Ambassador’s Body Checkup
Heart
Which individuals or groups do you disagree with and resent? Does their happiness make you sad or their pain make you happy?
Pause and reflect.
Recommit to the challenge of opening your heart and sharing others’ joy and pain today.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

As we enter the Ramadan fast, let us reflect on the powerful words of Prophet Mohammad: "Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him do good to his neighbor" (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6018, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 47).

Ramadan Kareem!

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

Loving Our Housemaid 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 housemaid neighbors as myself.

#NLM #Balinjeraye #Ollaa #Mehazay #Jarkayga

ኮቪድ-19 ሃይማኖቶ፣ ብሄሮ ወይም ጾታዎ ምንም ቢሆን ግድ እንደማይሰጠው ያስታውሱ፡፡ አንዳችን ለሌላችን ያለን ፍቅር ፍጥነቱ እና አካታችነቱ ከዚህ ቫይረስ በእጅጉ መላቅ አለበት፡፡ የባልንጀራዬን መውደድ ተግባራትን ይላበሱ፡፡

Covid-19 amantaa, lammumaa fi Saalan addaan ossoo hin baassin hunda keenya Miidha. Jaalalli waliif qabnu saffisa tatamsa'ina vayirasichaa Caala dabaluu qaba. Ollaa keenya jaalachuu itti haa fufnuu!

Gorsa hojattoota fayaa siriitti ya dhageefattu. Gaaffii deegarsaa namoota naannoo keenya jiraniif banaa yaa ta’u.

Olla kessan akka offi keessani jaaladha.
Remember that COVID-19 does not care about your religion, ethnicity, or sex. Our love for one another must be faster and more inclusive than this virus. Embody the practices of neighbor-love.

Ears: Listen to the recommendations of health professionals. Hear the needs of vulnerable people around you.

Love your neighbor as yourself.