Quotes inspire. Enjoy some of my recent favorites, including a couple of my own, relevant to those seeking to live out their faith regarding the social change issues of our time. Please like and share, retweet and repost!

“Go and do likewise.” -Jesus

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Gandhi

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. ” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The poor are not a problem but rather an opportunity to show unconditional love.” -Dillon Burroughs

“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” -Mother Teresa

“At the Day of Judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken, but how holy we have lived.” -Thomas a Kempis

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” -Jesus

“Everything changes radically from the moment you know yourself as being sent into this world.” -Henri Nouwen

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” -Nelson Mandela

“The true test of faith is how we treat those who can do nothing for us in return.” -Dillon Burroughs

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DILLON BURROUGHS is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has investigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books include Undefending ChristianityNot in My Town (with Charles J. Powell), and Thirst No More (November). Discover more at ActivistFaith.org.

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