“A man of God has many brothers. He is a wounded soldier - he is familiar with the pain one feels in his heart, as a close and loving brother, when a brother falls victim of evil men or turns to evil desires (the latter sometimes even betrayal). Because of this, too, he is and must be well-acquainted with and trained in the strengths of hope and the gentleness of forgiveness and mercy.” MenFeelsWellsHeartSometimesPainDesireTurnsFallEvilBrotherMercyVictimSoldierBetrayalFamiliarLatterWoundedGentlenessEvil ManMan Of GodWounded Soldier Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Anger can offer a sense of indignity to replace a sense of shame, and offer a voice-raised above others-which can finally be heard. Those voices are most effective when they are raised in unison, when they have mercy as well as anger behind them, and when, instead of roaring at the anger of old pain, they sing about the glorious possibilities of a future where anger has a smaller house than hope.” WellsPainHouseVoiceBehindsHeardPossibilityOffersMercyAngerShameRaisedGloriousRoaringIndignityUnison Author:Gina Barreca
“Finding a way to extend forgiveness to ourselves is one of our most essential tasks. Just as others have been caught in suffering, so have we. If we look honestly at our life, we can see the sorrows and pain that have led to our own wrongdoing. In this we can finally extend forgiveness to ourselves; we can hold the pain we have caused in compassion. Without such mercy, we will live our own life in exile.” IfsWayLooksHas BeensPainSufferingCompassionOur LivesSorrowEssentialsFindingsTasksMercyCaughtHonestlyExileWrongdoing Book:Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are Source: Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are