GUIDESTONES
ART IS A BRIDGE TO HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, MORE THAN PROVIDING SIMPLE ADORNMENT, IT CAN QUITE LITERALLY ALTER OUR CULTURE AND CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER.
– DENNY GRIFFITH
IN THE STILLNESS OF THE QUIET, IF WE LISTEN, WE CAN HEAR THE WHISPER OF THE HEART GIVING STRENGTH TO WEAKNESS, COURAGE TO FEAR, HOPE TO DESPAIR.
– HOWARD THURMAN
THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG, BUT IT BENDS TOWARD JUSTICE.
– MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARAPHRASING
REV. THEODORE PARKER
IN EACH GENERATION GOD RAISES UP PROPHETS WHO SPEAK TRUTH WITH LOVE AND ACT JUSTLY FOR ALL. WILL YOU BE GOD’S PROPHET FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS
– TIMOTHY C. AHRENS
WE MUST CRY OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE OR BY OUR SILENCE CONSENT TO IT. IF WE KEEP SILENT, THE VERT STONES OF THE STREET WILL CRY OUT.
– DOROTHY DAY
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOURSELF.
– LEVITICUS 19:18
IN HOPE THAT SENDS A SHINING RAI, FAR DOWN THE FUTURE’S BROADENING WAY
– WASHINGTON GLADDEN
FROM THE HYMN “O MASTER LET ME WALK WITH THEE”
I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU WELCOMED ME.
– MATTHEW 25:35
WE MUST LAY DOWN OUR RACIAL BRIBES, JOIN HANDS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL COLORS, AND SAY TO THOSE WHO WOULD STAND IN OUR WAY: ACCEPT ALL OF US OR NONE.
– MICHELLE ALEXANDER
UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING IS GOING TO GET BETTER. IT’S NOT.
– DR. SEUSS
PREACH THE TRUTH AS IF YOU HAD A MILLION VOICES. IT IS SILENCE THAT KILLS THE WORLD.
– ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA
ONCE YOU HAVE DIALOGUE STARTING, YOU KNOW YOU CAN BREAK DOWN PREJUDICE.
– HARVEY MILK
TO HANDLE YOURSELF, USE YOUR HEAD; TO HANDLE OTHERS, USE YOUR HEART.
– ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
POWER AT ITS BEST IS LOVE IMPLEMENTING THE DEMANDS OF JUSTICE. JUSTICE AT IS BEST IS LOVE CORRECTING EVERYTHING THAT STANDS AGAINST LOVE
– MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
LET US PUT OUR MINDS TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT LIFE WE WILL MAKE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
– TATANKA NOTANKA, KNOWN AS SITTING BULL
DIVERSITY MAKES FOR A RICH TAPESTRY, AND WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE THREADS OF THE TAPESTRY ARE EQUAL IN VALUE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR COLOR.
– MAYA ANGELOU
O FOR A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE RESPECTS EACH OTHER’S WAYS, WHERE LOVE IS LIVED AND ALL IS DONE WITH JUSTICE AND WITH PRAISE.
– MIRIAM THERESE WINTER
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY…JUST DO THE VERY BEST YOU CAN, WITH WHATEVER YOU HAVE, WHEREVER YOU ARE – PERIOD!
– WILLIAM “BILL” WILLIS SR.
WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS RISE, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR COUNTRIES RISE WITH THEM.
– MICHELLE OBAMA
IT IS LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER, FOR MOTHER EARTH, FOR OUR FELLOW CREATURES THAT COMPELS US TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF.
– LAURENCE OVERMIRE
THE FUTURE WHICH WE HOLD IN TRUST FOR OUR OWN CHILDREN WILL BE SHAPED BY OUR FAIRNESS TO OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN.
– MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
THE CURE FOR THE ILLS OF DEMOCRACY IS MORE DEMOCRACY.
– JANE ADDAMS
NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD; INDEED, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.
– MARGARET MEAD
SOMEHOW WE WEATHERED AND WITNESSED A NATION THAT ISN’T BROKEN BUT SIMPLY UNFINISHED.
– AMANDA GORMAN
ART CAN CONTAIN POWERFUL CODES ABOUT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR – TEACHING OTHERS TO ENTER A PATH TO A GLOBAL COMMUNITY PROMOTING PEACE…THROUGH JUSTICE.
– AMINAH ROBINSON
IF YOU ARE FREE, YOU NEED TO FREE SOMEBODY ELSE. IF YOU HAVE SOME POWER, THEN YOUR JOB IS TO EMPOWER SOMEBODY ELSE.
– TONI MORRISON
THE CROSS WASN’T JUST AN ACT OF LOFTY COMPASSION, IT IS ALSO A DELIBERATE MODEL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.
– ANDRENA SAWYER
IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, YOU FIND OUT IF YOU’RE A FIGHTER OR A QUITTER. IT’S ALL ABOUT GETTING UP AFTER YOU’VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.
– ARCHIE GRIFFIN
WHEN WE ALL SING WITH ONE VOICE, THE WORLD WILL STOP AND LISTEN.
– ROBERT SHAW
HUMAN RIGHTS ARE WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
– HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME FOOD, I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME DRINK…
– MATTHEW 25:35
THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW HISTORY ARE DESTINED TO REPEAT IT.
– EDMUND BURKE
REAL CHANGE, ENDURING CHANGE, HAPPENS ONE STEP AT A TIME.
– RUTH BADER GINSBURG
STRUGGLE IS A NEVER-ENDING PROCESS. FREEDOM IS NEVER REALLY WON – YOU EARN IT AND WIN IT IN EVERY GENERATION.
– CORETTA SCOTT KING
IT IS THE PRIMARY DUTY OF THE VOTER TO SEE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS HONEST, CAPABLE AND HAS THE INTEGRITY TO DISCHARGE DUTIES IN LIGHT OF AN ALL-WISE GOD.
– REV. JAMES POINDEXTER
A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS ONE IN WHICH ALL RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT ACHIEVING GOOD HEALTH.
– JOSE RODRIGUEZ