Forgiveness is truly the grace by which we enable another person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
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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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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Forgiveness is truly the grace by which we enable another person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
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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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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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We do not heal in isolation. When we reach out and connect with one another—when we tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, and renew or release the relationship—our suffering begins to transform.
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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.
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I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter – you are just there in front of the fire. You don’t have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.
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A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
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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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Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
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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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A very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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