What difference do it make? Quotes

“Most people want to be circled by safety, not by the unexpected. The unexpected can take you out. But the unexpected can also take you over and change your life. Put a heart in your body where a stone used to be.”
― Denver Moore, What difference do it make?

“That might not be far off the truth. Jesus said whatever we does to the lowliest people, it’s like we done it to him. And remember them angels Abraham entertained? They looked like your everday strangers, just some stray fellas travelin on down the road. But Abraham and his wife went on and treated ’em like honored guests. We needs to take a lesson from that. You never know whose eyes God is watchin you through. It might not be your teacher, your preacher, or your Sunday school teacher. More likely it’s gon’ be that bum on the street.”
― Ron Hall, What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing

“Helping someone is when you find out how to help them move toward wholeness and then hang with them until they make a change.”
― Ron Hall, What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing

“Denver had taught me that to love a man enough to help him, you have to forfeit the warm, self-righteous glow that comes from judging.”
― Ron Hall, What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing

“Listen, if the devil ain’t messin with you, he’s already got you. If you is waitin to clean up your own life before you get out and help somebody else, you may as well take off your shoes and crawl back in the bed ’cause it ain’t never gon’ happen. Jesus don’t need no help from no perfect saints. If He did, He wouldn’t a’ gone up yonder and left us down here in charge.”
― Ron Hall, What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing