![]() ![]() "It is only when we stand up, with all our failings and sufferings, and try to support others rather than withdraw into ourselves, that we can fully live the life of community." Community and growth ![]() "True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward Finding peace We do not have to be saviours of the world! We are simply human beings, enfolded in weakness and in hope, called together to change our world one heart at a time.” Becoming Human We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.” Community And Growth “All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. “Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness” “When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.” Finding Peace Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted as part of our humanity can our negative, broken self-images be transformed.” Becoming Human “Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. “We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” ![]() And then you discover the face of God coming through that ‘wellness’ “ Speaking to the Tablet in 2017 ![]() And you wake up, and there’s a very gentle peace. ![]()
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