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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.

Tutu Desmond

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
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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Believe End Fail God Good Himself Love Philosophy Spiritual
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
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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End Experience God Hope Live Lose Sad Suffer Time Word World Writing
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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Alone Connection Deep Forgiveness Healing Hurt Philosophy Relationship Story
To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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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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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
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
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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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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Different Philosophy Togetherness
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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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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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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