Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
TUTU DESMONDWhen 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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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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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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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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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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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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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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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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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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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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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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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 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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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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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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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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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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If you are setting out to be joyful you are not going to end up being joyful. You’re going to find yourself turned in on yourself. It’s like a flower. You open, you blossom, really because of other people.
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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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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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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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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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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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