True healing, of deep connective tissue, takes place in community. Where is God when it hurts? Where God's people are.
Philip YanceyGoodness cannot be imposed externally, from the top down; it must grow internally, from the bottom up.
Philip YanceyPolitics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course, that Christians should not involve themselves in politics. It simply means that as we do so we must not let the rules of power displace the command to love.
Philip Yancey