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Sunday Inspiration: Grief and Gratitude

Somewhere near the intersection of Grief and Gratitude is a scenic overlook where you can glance back over the terrain you have already traveled, then catch a glimpse of the journey still to come and look forward to the trip.
—Barry Howard

Sunday Inspiration: What We Believe

The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
—Bob Goff

Sunday Inspiration: Opinion

Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.
—Bill Bullard

Sunday Inspiration: Being Heard

Being Heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistiguishable.
—David W. Augsburger

Sunday Inspiration: Telling the Truth

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
—George Orwell

Sunday Inspiration: Drawing Back

Stand at the brink of the abyss of despair, and when you see that you cannot bear it anymore, draw back a little and have a cup of tea.
—Saint Sophrony of Essex

Sunday Inspiration: The Greatest Wisdom

The greatest wisdom in a man is to refrain from injuring another when he has the power to do so.
—Saint Teilo

Sunday Inspiration: Bread to the Poor

We gave bread to the poor,  but we did not ask sufficiently why the poor had no bread.
—Kallistos Ware

Sunday Inspiration: Character

The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.
―Abigail Van Buren

Sunday Inspiration: Courage

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
—Winston Churchill