About Two Mothers
With Bishop Swing, Mary Swing and Rita Semele at Santa Clara University
It is not Mother's Day, yet I would like to write a note on these two mothers who are with Bishop Bill Swing and myself. Any man would draw a blank, however big his dreams are, if his better half is a block on his way, and vice versa. Bishop Swing founded the URI and is still steering this Global Initiative from the front and there is Mary, always on his side with a beaming smile. Her smile speaks volumes. All of us know how much she struggled during the brief period of unsound health, and there is hardly any one in URI circles who has not prayed for her in those days. They have a long way to go, as the Cosmic Over Soul has assigned them greater responsibilities to be fulfilled.
Rita Semel, the second mother in the picture was the first Global Council Chairperson of URI, who continued in office for many years. She played an exemplary role in binding multi-farious Faiths together and I often wondered at the ease with which she chaired the GC sessions, which is not an easy sailing always. We bow down to you Rita. We have learned a lot from you.
I am we'll aware of the fact that we have so many fathers and mothers in the URI President's Council who make this extraordinary Movement possible. It was sheer joy to meet most of them yesterday at the banquet and we are all grateful to you for presenting us again an unforgettable evening. Thanks to all who joined hands to help realising this.
Together let us weave the web of URI, for the wellness of the Earth and all living beings.
Abraham Karickam
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