Doing Small Things with Great Love Quotes

“I sometimes hear the question of why an all-powerful God would allow so much evil and suffering in the world. It strikes me as an uncomfortably passive inquiry. For me, the compelling question is, Why do we as children of an all-powerful God—who has given us strict and holy commandments to love one another—permit so much evil and suffering in the world He gave us to run? I know that other people’s bad choices are creating pain far beyond my ability to influence, but I ask myself, What can I do individually and collectively about the things I hate in this world? If we really are agents to act and not be acted upon, then what am I prepared to do?”
― Sharon Eubank, Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World

“Character consists of moral actions that take into account the improvement of the whole society and not just the individual.”
― Sharon Eubank, Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World

“Self-righteous anger feels emotionally satisfying, but building bridges of understanding and compromise—plank by plank—across a partisan divide lasts a lot longer if you’re trying to do something meaningful.”
― Sharon Eubank, Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World