May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
Peter MarshallRead
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
Interpretation
Indifference prevents progress and positive change in the world.
This quote emphasizes the importance of active engagement and commitment in creating a better world. It suggests that a passive or indifferent attitude towards societal issues will not lead to meaningful change, and encourages individuals to take responsibility and actively participate in improvement efforts.
In practice
This quote can be used at a community meeting to inspire active participation.
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
I know that no business contract, no order or commercial consideration can ever be worth the happiness of one's home or the peace of one's mind.
Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work.
A man walks on through life - with the external call ringing in his ears but with no response stirring in his heart, and then suddenly, without any warning, the Spirit taps him on the shoulder. What happens? He turns 'round. The word 'repentance' means 'turning 'round.' He repents and believes and is saved.
I am growing more and more aware that all too often we preachers aim at nothing and hit it.
The true minister is in his pulpit not because he has chosen that profession as an easy means of livelihood, but because he could not help it, because he has obeyed an imperious summons that will not be denied.
We are - each and every one of us - unlearning misogyny. It's going to take some time. But be aware and active of your prejudices. Notice when they kick in and resist. Fight to stay soft and open. Step back and squint hard.
The time has long since come for truth, transparency, and talks in every sector of society, including media, advertisement and entertainment. We can challenge each other, gain understanding, and create a more just, humane, and peaceful world.
With a tear for the dark past, turn we then to the dazzling future, and, veiling our eyes, press forward. The long and weary winter of the race is ended. Its summer has begun. Humanity has burst the chrysalis. The heavens are before it.
If any person wants to see clearly just how much she has changed - whether for better or worse - let her revisit after some lapse of time any place where she has ones lived. She will meet her former self at every turn, with every familiar face, in every old recollection ... She will see how much she has gained in some respects, how much she has lost - irretrievably lost - in others.
Citizens, not less generous than myself, let your most precious moments be employed in causing the past to be forgotten; let all my fellow-citizens swear never to recall the past; let them receive their misled brethren with open arms, and let them, in future, be on their guard against the traps of bad men.
During past years, like frightened children, we were afraid to eat the strong meat of human rights and instead sucked the milk of civil rights from the breasts of white liberals, black Uncle Toms, and Aunt Jemimas.
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