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I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People QUOTES

I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People QUOTES

1 " Fear is dangerous. It creates an environment in which it's acceptable to treat those experiencing poverty and homelessness with anger and hate. The first step to stopping this is to realize that this fear is unfounded and dangerous. "

― Terence Lester , I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

2 " 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

3 " 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

4 " 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

5 " 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

6 " 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

7 " 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

8 " 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

9 " 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

10 " 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

11 " We have the power to choose which communities we will embrace and which we will create. "

― Terence Lester , I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

12 " 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

13 " 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

14 " 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

15 " Stress and poverty are interdependent. "

― Terence Lester , I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

16 " 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

17 " 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

18 " 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