God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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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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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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We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.
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We need other human beings in order to be human. I am because other people are. A person is entitled to a stable community life, and the first of these communities is the family.
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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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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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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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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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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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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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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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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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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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