Forgiveness is truly the grace by which we enable another person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
TUTU DESMONDMuch depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
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We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know.
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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
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We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.
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Much depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
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We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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In the end what matters is not how good we are but how good God is. Not how much we love Him but how much He loves us. And God loves us whoever we are, whatever we’ve done or failed to do, whatever we believe or can’t.
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Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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Out of the cacophony of random suffering and chaos that can mark human life, the life artist sees or creates a symphony of meaning and order.
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We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.
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Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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