Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Have you seen a symphony orchestra? There is a person at the back carrying a triangle. Now and again the conductor will point to him or her and that person will play "ting." That might seem so insignificant, but in the conception of the composer something irreplaceable would be lost to the total beauty of the symphony if that "ting" did not happen.

We seek a restorative justice, not a retributive justice.

If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn’t worship that God.

Forgiving is not easy. It is not cheap.

When I talk of forgiveness I mean the belief that you can come out the other side ... a better person than the one being consumed by anger and hatred. Remaining in that state locks you in a state of victimhood, making you almost dependent on the perpetrator. If you can find it in yourself to forgive then you are no longer chained to the perpetrator. You can move on.

An abusive relationship should be easy to identify though often one of the most difficult to end.