February 21

Gandhiji loved his people as God loved him and one of the most beautiful things that struck me about him was his non-violence and also his comparing the poor with the service of love for God. He said: "He who serves the poor serves God." Gandhiji's non-violence, I understand, is not only not using guns and bombs. It is the love and peace and compassion in our own homes first. This is what spreads non-violence outside the home, if we have that love, if we have that compassion for each other. Jesus Christ said again and again: "Love one another as I have loved you."