| Nicola
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Thank you all for inviting us to give the sermon today. February 22nd is Guide Thinking Day. It is the birthday of our founders - Lord and Lady Baden Powell. We celebrate this day by thinking about the Guides and Brownies, Cubs and Scouts all over the world. Today we would like to extend those thoughts - and think about everybody - everywhere.
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| Daisy
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My name is Friendship. Every night and day, I knock upon the doors of the world. I cry to be let in. Too many times I am turned away, because people fear - but when someone lifts the latch, I walk straight in! On this day, Thinking Day, when thoughts and friendship travel far and wide, I come amongst you and welcome you all as my friends.
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| All
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A Guide is a good friend and sister to all Guides
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| Daisy
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Let us utter in many languages the pledge of friendship
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| Cecily
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Finland is my home, where the sun shines at midnight shines on mountain snow; where work and service light us, like our sun. Friendship and peace are the aims of girl guides in our land. Our hope is that soon in all the world there shall be no more night.
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| Elia
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Brazil is my country. Beneath the Southern Cross, the mountains plunge into a palm fringed sea. This wonderland, our home, teaches us Guides reverence for all creation, and to love our friends.
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| Tolu
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From the Guides of Italy I bring you greetings!
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| Sam
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And from the Asian continent I come, bearing good wishes from our Indian Guides.
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| Jessica
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Happy are we in far Japan, because we are your sisters too. We reach across the seas to grasp your hands in peace and friendship.
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| Rhianna
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From yet another continent am I. Bringing you greetings from Ghana. At home the trefoil makes us all as one, links us, regardless of our race and creed. So, to all of you, honour and love.
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| Nicola
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Thinking Day is traditionally about thinking about guides and brownies, cubs and scouts in other countries. We have demonstrated that. But, today we also want to remember all the other people who we care about. To do that we would like to invite 7 of you to join us at the front.
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Stars that shine together form a galaxy. Flowers that grow together create a garden. People that stand together begin a city. People who work together make a difference. If we value each others differences, and make friendship a priority, we can make a wonderful world together.
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| Tolu
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I light this candle in friendship for all of the people who are older or younger, taller or smaller, richer or poorer than I.
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| Sam
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I light this candle in friendship for all of those people who worship differently than I.
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| Rhianna
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I light this candle in friendship for all those people who are a different nationality or ethnicity than I.
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| Cecily
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I light this candle in friendship for all those people who are a different colour than I.
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| Elia
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I light this candle in friendship for all those people who live in different countries to me.
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| Sam
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I light this candle in friendship for all those people who who run, walk, see, hear or learn - just the same as I.
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| Jessica
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I light this candle for me and for you. We are all unique and special.
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| Nicola
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Watch the flames closely please. Notice that the light from each candle is the same - though on the outside the candles are different. The candles are like all of us - we wear different clothes, speak different languages, eat different foods, and sing different songs. And yet we all belong to the same human race. Inside we are all the same. Let us remember that - try to be good friends to one another - to be kind and thoughful to everyone that we meet. Together we can make a more understanding, a more peaceful - a better world.
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