“We have to become better people by fundamentally transforming the conditions of our living together.” – Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul
Category: Quotes
“The common Christian understanding that Jesus came to save us by a cosmic evacuation plan is really very individualistic, petty, and even egocentric. It demands no solidarity with anything except oneself. We whittled the great Good News down into what Jesus could do for us personally and privately, rather than celebrating God’s invitation to participate in God’s universal creative work.” – Fr. Richard Rohr
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally.” – Flannery O’Connor
“Belief is a strong force, widely held, and sometimes it takes us a while to realize that confidence and volume are not a replacement for seeing things as they are and understanding how they work.” – Seth Godin
Advent Thoughts…
“I cannot tell you
how the light comes,
but that it does.
That it will.”
– Jan Richardson, “How The Light Comes”
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