Five (or seven) Quotes and a Prayer from Howard Thurman
November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you
come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who
have come alive.”
“There is something in every one of you that waits
and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only
true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all
of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else
pulls."
“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.”
"It
is very easy to sit in judgement upon the behavior of others, but often
difficult to realize that every judgement is a self-judgement."
“Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.”
“And this is the strangest of all paradoxes of the human adventure; we
live inside all experience, but we are permitted to bear witness only to
the outside. Such is the riddle of life and the story of the passing
of our days.”
“There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the
singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and
beautiful.”
Lord, open unto me
Open unto me – light for my darkness.
Open unto me – courage for my fear.
Open unto me – hope for my despair.
Open unto me – peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me – joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me strength for my weakness.
Open unto me – wisdom for my confusion
Open unto me - forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me – love for my hates.
Open unto me – thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me!
Open unto me – light for my darkness.
Open unto me – courage for my fear.
Open unto me – hope for my despair.
Open unto me – peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me – joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me strength for my weakness.
Open unto me – wisdom for my confusion
Open unto me - forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me – love for my hates.
Open unto me – thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me!
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