[Dean's World] Dave Schuler: Quote for the Day

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Posted by Dave Schuler:
Quote for the Day
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   The other day I stumbled across a quote that really caught my eye and
   I thought was worth sharing. From [1]Reinhold Niebuhr:

     Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
     Therefore, we are saved by hope.
     Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any
     immediate context of history;
     Therefore, we are saved by faith.
     Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
     Therefore, we are saved by love.
     No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our
     friend or foe as from our own;
     Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is
     forgiveness.

References

   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Niebuhr