All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.
Jean VanierWe cannot grow spiritually if we ignore our humanness, just as we cannot become fully human if we ignore our spirituality.
Jean VanierWhen we judge, we are pushing people away; we are creating a wall, a barrier. When we forgive we are destroying barriers, we come closer to others.
Jean Vanier