Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
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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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Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
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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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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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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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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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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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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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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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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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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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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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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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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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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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