Osheta Moore > Quotes

“But I’m learning that we cannot match the abundance of the kingdom with earthly stuff. When I’m tempted to look to my phone for connection, my closet for validation, and my bank account for protection, I have to stop and say, “I am beloved, and I am enough.”
― Osheta Moore, Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Brokenhearted World

“Peace is fierce—it has to be, because violence and discord won’t go down without a fight. Those who wield peace in the face of the world’s violence do it fiercely.”
― Osheta Moore, Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Brokenhearted World

“Jesus, help me embrace the tears. Tears are not my enemy- they are indications of prayers needing to be prayed, maybe even with childlike faith.”
― Osheta Moore

“The problem with building your peacemaking on what you’re against and not what you’re for is that you’re always prepared for a fight and always looking for an enemy.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace

“The either/or thinking of white supremacy culture influenced my anti-racism work as I struggled on both sides of the spectrum: Offering too much grace to White people that did not require them to change or grow. Operating with too much grit toward White people, expecting them to work for change but not offering any space of healing or empathy. It was time for me to forge a third way.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace