Terence Lester > Quotes

“When we are able to listen to someone else's story with an open heart and hear their experience, which may look different than ours, we begin to close the gap between them and us.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Jesus aims to bridge the gap and create a community of disconnected people looking for more than just a physical space to exist in.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Home is where you feel safe, a place with people you can count on and where you can be yourself”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Having an open mind means learning too add more to our already existing beliefs about affirming dignity of those who are impoverished.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Altogether, if we are committed to doing this heart and mind work, we may encounter new people or ideas.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“From the comfort of our own homes its hard to understand the complexities of something like poverty and homelessness.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“If you want to honor God, get to know someone unlike you.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“To really understand something, we often need to experience it for ourselves or at least hear the story of someone who has experienced it.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“I hope we will never underestimate the power we have to bring light to dark places by being willing to expose the dark, foreign places within ourselves.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“A lack of any spare energy is the primary reason why so many people are totally unavailable to pursue and even are unaware of their God given potential.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Jesus knew that addressing inner spiritual poverty brought the greatest type of freedom.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“The moment we choose to acknowledge someone in pain, we have to decide whether we will respond with love, generosity, and grace”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“As people who seek to be servants, we cannot build communities for ourselves that dont include those who look different from us, have a different level of health than we do or make a different amount of money than we do.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“When Jesus came to earth, though, he clearly preached a different message. He often communicated messages that went against how society and culture teach us to operate.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Stress and poverty are interdependent.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“The things that currently keep us busy and occupy most of our time do not necessarily give us purpose or leave a legacy.”
― Terence Lester

“The more proximate you get to other people, the more you find out what is truly in your heart.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Fear, by definition, is the feeling caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or pose a threat.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“rest, intentionality and community are sacrificed at the altar of the american dream.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“I believe that you cant fully understand a person and their struggles until you are proximate.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“The person that is able to relate most to someone who is suffering is someone who has also suffered.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Your imperfections qualify you even more if you are open enough to embrace them.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“We need to be willing to serve not just in the traditional sense of volunteering or activism but also in the sense of inviting people in a community by offering real companionship”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Escaping poverty among the physical barriers is difficult, but with the added emotional toll, it’s almost impossible. It’s not as simple as we’d like to think.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“Moving out of busyness and beginning to make the necessary adjustments to your schedule will enable you to move toward a life of freedom and fulfillment within the community.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“We need to reach out to those who are routinely forgotten..”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“There is a growing body of evidence to support the notion that human beings are hardwired to desire and indeed, need connection”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Sometimes we cannot move forward until we have gone back until we open up to talk about what we've been through in the past”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“Busyness,when we place great value on it, is also dangerous.”
― Terence Lester, When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

“The only way to get rid of darkness is to let light in. Create relationships with people who aren't like you, and you will learn the stories, the pain, and the most beautiful parts of other people's lives.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People