Saturday, March 07, 2026

4 Observations (from Others)

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

-- Carl Jung



The more I think about it, the more I feel that there’s nothing more genuinely artistic than to love people.

-- Vincent van Gogh


The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.

-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer


Shalom is communal, holistic, and tangible. There is no private or partial shalom. The whole community must have shalom or no one has shalom…. Shalom is not for the many, while a few suffer; nor is it for the few while many suffer. It must be available for everyone. In this way, shalom is everyone’s concern…. Shalom produces change for the good of all…. 

-- Randy Woodley