This is a moral universe, which means that, despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil and injustice and oppression and lies can have the last word.
I say somewhat facetiously, "I'm so glad I'm not God." Can you imagine being God and looking at Syria and saying: "These are my children. Look at what they're doing to each other."
An abusive relationship should be easy to identify though often one of the most difficult to end.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
I wonder whether they have rum and Coke in Heaven? Maybe it's too mundane a pleasure, but I hope so -- as a sundowner. Except, of course, the sun never goes down there. Oh, man, this heaven is going to take some getting used to.
God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'
Laugh more. Don't forget to enjoy the blessings that God bestows on this beautiful planet.
It was spine tingling, actually, when you saw how people kept saying, "Release Nelson Mandela," and meaning really, "Release all of our political prisoners."
Consider what we sometimes do with our children: We imbue them with this sense, very early on, that they have got to succeed. We are not content that they just do well, they have got to wipe the floor with the opposition.
For Christians, who believe they are created in the image of God, it is the Godhead, diversity in unity and the three-in-oneness of God, which we and all creation reflect.
Retributive justice is one that says clobber him or clobber her because they clobbered me. So it emphasizes punishment.
God says "I have given you this gift, and it is a real gift. I want you to love me freely, and I will do anything, anything up to giving up the most precious thing I could say I have, my son, to prove I love you. Please come back."
If you are going to be a leader, you must have a record where people saw you are standing up against injustice at a risk. Then that builds up your stock of credibility so that, when you speak on another occasion about a different thing, people will pay attention.
The world is awful but also the world is beautiful. Human beings are awful, but ultimately human beings are tremendous.
Oh, 1994, April 27. There won't be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before.
It's a fantastic thing that from moment to the next moment if God were to have stopped for a split second we would disintegrate into nothingness. And the incredible thing is that God breaths this breath and keeps each of us in existence, in being, even when we chose to reject God. Now if I had that kind of power I would snuff you out! But God doesn't.
The world needs a revolution led by women.
When I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation.
Dream of a world where children can laugh and play and not be blown up by a mine they thought was a toy.
Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
Every single one of us can do something, however small, to make a difference.
Ubuntu really says if you want to be nice to yourself, start in a way by being nice to the other.
As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities.
When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.
All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared; it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.
"We can be human only together. A person is a person to other persons."
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