There is a myth about community…(via ‘From Brokenness to Community’ by Jean Vanier, p. 32)
We tend to say that because a person has natural ability, he will make a good Christian. It is not a matter of our equipment, but a matter of our poverty; not of what we bring with us, but of what God puts into us; not a matter of natural virtues, of strength of character, of knowledge, or of experience— all of that is of no avail in this concern… God’s friendship is with people who know their poverty.
Oswald Chambers (via wordshapedlifesongs)
Jesus came to bring the good news to the poor, not to those who serve the poor.
Jean Vanier, ‘From Brokenness to Community’, p. 20
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