Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.
Criss JamiI often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out.
Criss JamiI only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.
Criss Jami