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 DESMONDGod is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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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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I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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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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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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When we see others as separate, they become a threat. When we see others as part of us, as connected, as interdependent, then there is no challenge we cannot face—together.
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There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream to find out why they’re falling in.
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A person is a person through other persons.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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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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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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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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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
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