As we read Michelle Warren's book,
Power of Proximity, we shared many of the quotes on
@GenerousMind's twitter feed. The following represent our favorite 30 of those tweets. Follow the hashtag #PowerofProximity to see others sharing from Michelle's book.
- The most profound move you can make to address pain and #injustice is to become proximate to it. @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #quoteoftheday
- “Throughout our world, all kinds of half-dead beaten-up people are lying on the side of the road in need of a Good Samaritan willing to help them find healing and safety.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Proximity gets us so close to the pain of an issue that it radically changes our perspective and demands a deeper response. The longer we stay proximate, the more our perspective is shaped and the more we respond to what needs to be changed.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Proximity to the poor does not just reveal what we don’t know; it teaches us things no article, conference, class, or book can convey.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Being proximate is necessary to engage brokenness because it transforms our lens. We cannot learn from a distance.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #lifelonglearning #SocialJustice #quote
- This is a hard truth. We know about many things, but that doesn’t mean we are using that knowledge to love others. #powerofproximity
- “When we live in proximity to the poor and we are not poor, it’s easy to think that our version of acceptability is more appropriate for our neighbors than their ways of thinking and doing.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #EmotionalIntelligence #lifelonglearning #poverty
- “In essence, God’s justice recognizes that the poor need special attention. The poor need to be restored to their productive place so that the community can move forward together.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Wrestling in our heart with change can feel exciting at times, but for the most part it’s lonely.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #changemanagement #Change
- “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.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Where in the Bible do we see God leave people in a broken place? We must be agents of restoration who are willing to engage systemic injustice.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity @ivpress
- “As you stay proximate, do not resist the transformational work that is happening to your heart and mind.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #socialjusticeday #poverty #Mercy @ivpress
- “Privilege is something we have when we are able to elect in and out of a chosen position…God brought people into positions of privilege for the purpose of using their privilege to influence the issues of the day.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #leadership
- “Only from a distance do we think fixing oppression and #injustice is someone else’s job. That is why proximity is powerful. Proximity compels us to choose a side.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #SocialJustice
- “Standing against privilege carries the ultimate risk of burning the bridge that leads back home.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Proximity is powerful because it compels you to act in sincere ways, and what you lose in funding and approval from the privileged you gain in sustenance for the long haul.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “My proximity to the poor did not simply transform me; it made me a deeper, wider, and stronger person in every way.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity @ivpress #ThursdayThoughts
- “In proximity to the poor we come to a crossroads, an intersection of God’s heart and our agenda.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #quote #socialjustice
- “Strong people are made because of strong decisions to move forward in weakness.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity @ivpress
- “Choosing courage is doing the next hard thing in front of you, not worrying about the consequences or what others are doing.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #quoteoftheday
- “It is not noble to stay silently on the sidelines. It is time for the church to be the church!” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “Choosing courage doesn’t mean the fear goes away. Choosing courage also doesn’t mean we have to be aggressive or abrasive as we work to inspire others to make courageous choices.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity @ivpress
- “Choosing courage doesn’t mean the fear goes away. Choosing courage also doesn’t mean we have to be aggressive or abrasive as we work to inspire others to make courageous choices.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity @ivpress
- “Jesus makes us all brave if we take his opportunities to practice courage over fear.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity #quoteoftheday
- “The bigger the problem, the more people we need walking together toward the solution.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
- “People are not our enemies. Injustice is the enemy, as are all the powers that want to keep people in those systems in a broken place.” @mcfwarren #PowerOfProximity
- “Doing right together is not a minimal effort. It is essential. No single group will ever be able to do the work of justice alone.” @mcfwarren #PowerOfProximity
- “Hope is a spiritual and even religious choice. Hope is not a feeling; it is a #decision. And the decision for hope is based on what you believe at the deepest levels.” @mcfwarren #PowerOfProximity
- “It is with eyes wide open to the pain, stagnation, brokenness, and oppression in my proximity to the poor that I wake up in the morning and drink my big glass of #hope.” @mcfwarren #powerofproximity
Comments