#eat

We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are "harmless," and therefore unharmed. We are spiritual pacifists, non-militants, conscientious objectors in this battle-to-the-death with principalities and powers in high places. Meekness must be had for contact with men, but brass, outspoken boldness is required to take part in the comradeship of the Cross. We are "sideliners" -- coaching and criticizing the real wrestlers while content to sit by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. The world cannot hate us, we are too much like its own. Oh that God would make us dangerous! ↗

— Jim Elliot

#death

God's love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict or to any one religion. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#confined #conflict #god #great #love

Dead, your Majesty. Dead, my lords and gentlemen. Dead, Right Reverends and Wrong Reverends of every order. Dead, men and women, born with Heavenly compassion in your hearts. And dying thus around us every day. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#social-justice #death

Life dies but forever will there be music. Always. ↗

— Nicholas A. McGirr

#life #life-and-death #music #death

It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! ↗

— Ernie Banks

#ball game #day #game #great #great day

We are gods with anuses. ↗

— Ernest Becker

#human-condition #humor #philosofy #psychology #religion

But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#down #friendship #people #right #treating

The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself. ↗

— Saul Alinsky

#freedom #greatest #himself #individual #individual freedom

Awareness is everything. Hallie once pointed out to me that people worry a lot more about the eternity *after* their deaths than the eternity that happened before they were born. But it's the same amount of infinity, rolling out in all directions from where we stand. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#eternity #death

I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#career #creates #early #friendships #him