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We are bodies of broken bones. I guess I__ always known but never fully considered that being broken is what makes us human. We all have our reasons. Sometimes we__e fractured by the choices we make; sometimes we__e shattered by things we would never have chosen. But our brokenness is also the source of our common humanity, the basis for our shared search for comfort, meaning, and healing. Our shared vulnerability and imperfection nurtures and sustains our capacity for compassion.We have a choice. We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope for healing. Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our humanity.
Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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We are bodies of broken bones. I guess I__ always known but never fully considered that being broken is what makes us human. We all have our reasons. Sometimes we__e fractured by the choices we make; sometimes we__e shattered by things we would never have chosen. But our brokenness is also the source of our common humanity, the basis for our shared search for comfort, meaning, and healing. Our shared vulnerability and imperfection nurtures and sustains our capacity for compassion.We have a choice. We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope for healing. Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our humanity.
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

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