“In our daily lives, when the stillness has fled and the fullness of life has rushed back in on us, we [can] still . . . discern the voice that calls us to our best selves from among the many voices that compete for our attention.
“The competition . . . is fierce. The voices of our own desires claw at us. Inside our heads the voices of employers or workplace supervisors drone on with unsatisfied demands. On our internal play list, the voices of friends and family are an unending clamor. Our hopes, our joys, our rages, and our fears create a raucous crowd.
“But, even in the midst of that riot, there is a quiet, constant voice that guides us to goodness. The voice of God is an affirming voice. It does not reduce us or belittle us. It seeks to enhance life. It speaks on behalf of life. The voice of God speaks up on behalf of good.”
— Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu van Furth
— From Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference,
© 1989
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