The Broken

Found these quotes by Jean Vanier from The Broken over on the Kingdom Grace blog.


The sense of belonging flows from trust: trust is the
gradual acceptance of others as they are with their gifts and their limits,
each one with the call of Jesus. And this leads to the realization that
the body of community is not perfectly whole and cannot be, that
this is our human condition. And it is all right for us to be less than
perfect.

Helping each other,
growing in trust,
living in thanksgiving,
learning to forgive,
opening up to others,
welcoming them,
and striving to bring peace and hope to our world.

So it is that we come to put down roots in community - not because
it is perfect and wonderful, but because we believe that Jesus called
us together. It is where we belong and are called to grow and to
serve.