30 Desmond Tutu phrases to meet this important religious leader

My humanity is linked to yours, for we can only be human together.

God has such a deep reverence for our freedom that he would rather leave us free to go to Hell than force us to go to Heaven.

If God is homophobic, as they say, I wouldn’t worship Him.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you choose the side of the oppressor.

You don’t choose your family. She is a gift from God to you, just as you are to her.

If you want peace, don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

My father always said: don’t raise your voice, improve your arguments.

But God can only smile because only God can know what is to come.

Exclusion is never the path to our shared pacts for freedom and justice.

Without forgiveness there is no future for relationships between individuals or between nations.

We may be surprised at the people we meet in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners.

We learn from history that we don’t learn from history!

When you refuse to share something, you run the risk of losing everything.

We are made for good. We are made for love. We are made for friendship.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

It seems to be an integral part of the human condition, but suffering can embitter or ennoble.

Religion is like a knife: you can use it to cut bread or stick it in someone’s back.

We inhabit a universe characterized by diversity.

Forgiveness says you have another chance to make a fresh start.

We are made to love. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.

Life is more than breathing and heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.

Each of us was made for kindness, love and compassion.

There is nothing more difficult than waking up someone who is only pretending to be asleep.

There is something in us that refuses to be considered less than human. We are created for freedom.

We are not loved for being good. We are good because we are loved.

While wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts throughout life.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.

Dear Son of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.

I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.

We need other human beings to be human.