Quotes about Reflection

Someday war and poverty will be crazy and we will wonder how the world allowed such things to exist.

When our theology gets in the way of loving our neighbors, it's time to rethink our theology.

Lord, remind us that it is not always agitated uprisings and nonstop activity which lead to justice, but that change often comes through the quietcommitment of a small group of people. Help us raise our small body of people to set about quietly becoming the change we want to see in the world. Amen.

If we remove the cross, we are in danger of promoting a very cheap grace. Perhaps it should make us uncomfortable.

Jeanne de Chantal, seventeenth-century founder of the Order of the Visitation, said, "No matter what happens, be gentle with yourself.

Not many people get argued into thinking differently, but experiences and stories move us, especially when we have the humility to listen and view the world from a different lens, from someone else's eyes.

Sin, too, is real. All we have to do is look at the news or, if our vision is good enough, look in the mirror.

The tears we shed are not just for ourselves but for our world.

By the way, I like letters. Letter writing has been an important pasttime for the church. I can't promise I'll write you back, but I will read your letter, and I'll do my best to reply. Right now, I'm running about six months behind on writing. And I prefer old-school snail mail: Shane Claiborne, PO Box 12798, Philadelphia, PA 19134.

Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived. Ironically

If you find yourself climbing the ladder of success, be careful or else on your way up you might pass Jesus on his way down.

Mother Teresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta.