This is the beginning of the second week of this Advent season that links bible passages for the day with the Sustainable Development Goals that 193 countries adopted to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda to be achieved by 2030.

Today's Bible quotation is from Luke 1:28-30:  

28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.

As it says in Genesis Chapter 1: "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."

It is only fitting that today we explore Goal 5: Gender Equality - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

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