Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness

Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.

But let us not put our sights too high. We do not have to be saviours of the world! We are simply human beings, enfolded in weakness and in hope, called together to change our world one heart at a time. (163)

One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.

Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness

True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.

Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right