Quotes About Community

a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of. And

God's people are not to accumulate stuff for tomorrow but to share indiscriminately with the scandalous and holy confidence that God will provide for tomorrow.

Andre Trocmé, who pastored the remarkable Le Chambon community during World War II, said, "Nonviolence was not a theory superimposed upon reality; it was an itinerary that we explored day after day in communal prayer and in obedience to the commands of the Spirit.

At that moment, we decided to stop complaining about the church we saw, and we set our hearts on becoming the church we dreamed of.

Liturgical theologian Aidan Kavanaugh says it well: "The liturgy, like the feast, exists not to educate but to seduce people into participating in common activity of the highest order, where one is freed to learn things which cannot be taught.

Tony Campolo, back at Eastern College: "Jesus never says to the poor, 'Come find the church,' but he says to those of us in the church, 'Go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned,' Jesus in his disguises.

And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about.

Mother Theresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta.

When we truly discover how to love our neighbor as our self, Capitalism will not be possible and Marxism will not be necessary.

Biological family is too small of a vision. Patriotism is far too myopic. A love for our own relatives and a love for the people of our own country are not bad things, but our love does not stop at the border.

I'm just not convinced that Jesus is going to say, "When I was hungry, you gave a check to the United Way and they fed me.

To refer to the Church as a building is to call people 2 x 4's.

The radio returned our culture to the experience of the tribal campfire with its shared stories, songs, and banter.

Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.

This town has done us dirty This town has bled us dry We've been here for a long time And we'll be here 'til we die So we'll finish off the leavings Of blood and glue and beer And burn this bloody city down In the summer of the year

Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it.

If we're mad, we're mad in large numbers, at least larger than yours.

I'm Razo, a member of Bayern's Own," he said, stopping himself from adding "Loafing is just a hobby of mine." "Bayern's Own? But you're a child." Razo looked up to the sky. "I'm not a child, I'm just short.

Here's the thing about home: you can create it most anywhere, as long as you gather your people around you.

For you when you're feeling lonely and worried so you'll remember that you're not alone.

Everyone needs a smile and a friend, whether they know it or not.-Shannon Hale

I don't want you to be lonely," Cedar couldn't help saying. "Or hungry! You two always forget to go shopping till the cupboards are bare. I'll be right back." She grabbed some baskets and ran out of the house. Old Mother Hubbard's Corner Market was always open early, so Cedar filled her baskets with Pinocchio's and Gepetto's favorite foods: bread, fruitcake, sardines, and humble pie.

Once upon a time, there was a girl with red hair who believed her destiny was to ride alone. But... at the final moment, when all seemed to be lost, she cried out for help. The many friends she had made... came running. After all, no one's destiny is to be alone.

Miri almost told Marda then of feeling like the outcast of the quarry and the mean, tight spot of jealousy she had harbored in her heart for years. But the sensation was loosening, and it did not seem to matter as much anymore.