Forgiveness is an absolute necessity
for continued human existence.
— Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu, the first black Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, used his position to defend human rights. His work is grounded in the belief that all humans are beloved of God and deserving of respect and forgiveness.
In God’s family, everyone is an insider. “And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.” (Jesus said in John 12:32) All are to be held in the incredible embrace of the love that will not let us go.
Not only are we connected to our Divine Source, but we are also interdependent. Tutu explained the beautiful word “Ubuntu”, which roughly translates “human kindness” or “the essence of being human”
None of us can exist in isolation. We cannot be human all by our self. When we have this “Ubuntu” quality, we will be known for our generosity.
We, however, think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, when all the while we are connected. When we do well, it spreads out to the whole of humanity.
We do not need to be stingy once we live inside the Gospel, enjoying a world of Abundance and Infinite Source.
Ephesians 4:4-6 “For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.”
