I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
TUTU DESMONDWe 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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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A very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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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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When we see others as separate, they become a threat. When we see others as part of us, as connected, as interdependent, then there is no challenge we cannot face—together.
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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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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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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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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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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 are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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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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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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