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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation

Tutu Desmond

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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God Philosophy Religious Transform World
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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Act Believe Commitment Deep Evil Philosophy
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
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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Connection Humanity Philosophy Yourself
The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Break Up Connection Joy Path Relationship Separate
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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Children God Sorry Suffer
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
To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Children Protect Sex Violence
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
Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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Good Life Moment Wrong
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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Challenge Connection Philosophy Separate Togetherness Unity
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
Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Deep Experience Human Life Live Philosophy Whole
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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Believe End Fail God Good Himself Love Philosophy Spiritual

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