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.
TUTU DESMONDReligion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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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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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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Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
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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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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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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 do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.
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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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