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But in the Northern Triangle—Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador—a “better life,” for many, means a life where they are not afraid of being killed.
“The reason proximity to the poor is powerful is that it slowly erodes our view of ourselves and our way of life and then expands our view of the world.”
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
“When we respond to the immediate needs of the poor, we are choosing to be merciful. That is good, but that is not necessarily justice. Justice is not a response to a problem, mercy is. Justice looks beyond the problem to see how people ended up in that broken place and works to overcome barriers so they can be restored.”
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
“Injustice is not something to be aware of, it is something to engage, because to know is to do.”
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
“If we are committed to friendship at the margins, all of us need to ask what kind of spirituality will sustain us over the long haul. When we choose to dwell in places that have been devastated by human sin or exploitation, and when we develop friendships with people who are quite different from ourselves in terms of power, resources or life opportunities, what practices will help us maintain integrity and faithfulness?”
― Friendship at the Margins Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
― Friendship at the Margins Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
“Sitting on our opportunities, storing them up for ourselves, is not the response of a Christian disciple. Our individual and collective resources are to be shared. It's not about playing a game with the government and our taxes--trying to keep as much for ourselves through every loophole we can exploit. Our lives and what we are given are to be given back in service to the world, just as Jesus gave his life in service to the world.”
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
― The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
Kendra’s 2025 Year in Books
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