When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish. 500
God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion. 624
The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated. 645
Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that’s where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency. 2.45K
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC’s military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. 1.58K
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. 601
