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 DESMONDOut 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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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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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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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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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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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
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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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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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Much depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
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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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There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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