John

“The call to love our enemies is, without a doubt, the most difficult thing Jesus invited us to do. . . For gang members, the decision to not retaliate can be a life and death decision. It is a ridiculous call, and yet, as the cycle of violence is broken and Love spreads, the ripples of Love change the world.”
― jamie west zumwalt, Beloved Chaos: moving from religion to Love in a red light district

“In our fight for justice, it is all too easy to mirror the hatred we encounter. Sometimes we must take a stand for the ones who are being oppressed, but when we do it out of a motive of Love, maybe the world moves one step closer to looking like heaven.”
― jamie west zumwalt, Beloved Chaos: moving from religion to Love in a red light district

“I think if we are going to err (and we are going to err), then erring on the side of Love is where I want to be.”
― jamie west zumwalt, Beloved Chaos: moving from religion to Love in a red light district

“I suppose we all change over our lifetime. Some changes come naturally; pain forces some changes in us. Still others come as we intentionally set our minds to think differently, to be differently.”
― jamie west zumwalt, Beloved Chaos: moving from religion to Love in a red light district