The Simple Secret Quotes

“Tenderness. Time. Attention. Sameness. Difference. Safety. Affection. Affirmation. Action. These are the ingredients of courage. And all courage is love which has decided to get up in the morning, walk outside, and do something about the brokenness of the world we love.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility

“Love the strangers in your midst as best you can. Just in case. You never know. They might be angels. Better yet, they might be Jesus incognito.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility

“It is my heart’s desire to connect to others, to love others, from a place of fulfillment and not from a place of lack. I can only do this if I believe I am worthy of loving myself as much as God loves me and others. The journey to loving well starts with the face staring back at me in the mirror.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility

“The all-consuming and inclusive love of God is best displayed when I choose to love someone who might be an enemy in such a way that they are transformed into a neighbor.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility

“It is powerful when we choose to live into the truth that we do not have to agree with a person to love or respect said person. Don’t burden’s your daily experience with the lie that you are obligated to agree with someone in order to be a friend to someone. Generosity, kindness, and hospitality are forever. Agreement is temporary and fleeting.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility

“As insignificant creatures, the vastness of the universe is bearable only because of our experience of love; love is all we need. Love is all that matters. Love is ultimately our legacy.”
― Joshua Graves, The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility