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Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will ever end.

Tutu Desmond

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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Discover Joy Philosophy Possible True Weakness
Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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Heart Life Philosophy Purpose
Forgiveness does not relieve someone of responsibility for what they have done. Forgiveness does not erase accountability. It is not about turning a blind eye or even turning the other cheek.
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Accountable Eyes Forgiveness Philosophy Responsibility
If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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Justice Oppression People Philosophy Religious Revolution Spiritual
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful, and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.
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Beautiful Human Truth World
Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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Hope Person Possible Situation Transformation
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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God Heaven People Religious Sin Spiritual Standard Surprise
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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Eyes Land Oppression Religion War
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Deep Hurt Religion
There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.
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Deep Difficult Wake Up
To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Children Protect Sex Violence
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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Day Feed Fish Life Man Philosophy Realize Stupidity Teaching
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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Enemy Hate Humanity Oppression Recognize Risk
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Love Philosophy Plant
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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Deep Family God Yourself

Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will ever end.

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Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will ever end.

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