Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
TUTU DESMONDIt is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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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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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 made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
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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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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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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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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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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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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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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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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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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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