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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.

Tutu Desmond

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
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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Break Healing Hurt Repair Responsibility Togetherness
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
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God Heaven People Religious Sin Spiritual Standard Surprise
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
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
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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Justice Oppression People Philosophy Religious Revolution Spiritual
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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Deep Family God Yourself
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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Beginning Forgiveness Grace Person Philosophy True
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
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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Alone God Learning Philosophy Spiritual Truth
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
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Beginning Forget Forgiveness Philosophy
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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Compassion Deep Discover Empathy God Philosophy Soul Vulnerable Weak
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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Art Human Life Philosophy Suffer
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
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

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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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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