I decided to read a bit of
Desmond Tutu’s writings and found several websites that offer quotes from his
work. You can do the same by searching for him on the Internet.
Today I offer you excerpts from
his works that deal with the mystery of human weakness and failure, both
subject that we have spoken about in earlier posts. Ponder these things,
particularly in light of the fact that Jesus is risen and is with us to give
new life to our souls, spirits and bodies.
“We
may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for
sinners. His standards are quite low.”
“In
the end what matters is not how good we are but how good God is. Not how much
we love Him but how much He loves us. And God loves us whoever we are, whatever
we’ve done or failed to do, whatever we believe or can’t.”
“Dear
Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all
come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives
and in the world will ever end. I want to share with you my faith and my
understanding that this suffering can be transformed and redeemed. There is no
such thing as a totally hopeless case. Our God is an expert at dealing with
chaos, with brokenness, with all the worst that we can imagine. God created
order out of disorder, cosmos out of chaos, and God can do so always, can do so
now--in our personal lives and in our lives as nations, globally. ... Indeed,
God is transforming the world now--through us--because God loves us.”
“It is
through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion
and discover our soul.”
“Do
your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put
together that overwhelm the world.”
If you would like to explore
more on your own, go to http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5943.Desmond_Tutu
God bless you.
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