For me Christ was not to be bought for thirty pieces of silver but with my heart's blood. We buy not cheap in this market.
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Dear God, please enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, to love our enemy as well as our friend.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of expanding our capacity to love all people, regardless of their relationship to us.
Dorothy Day's quote calls for an enlargement of our hearts, encouraging us to cultivate an all-encompassing love that transcends boundaries. It suggests that true love is not restricted to friends and those close to us, but should also extend to neighbors and even enemies, advocating for empathy and compassion in all human relationships.
Themes
LoveCompassionKindnessEmpathyUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon about compassion, one might quote this to encourage the congregation to practice love towards everyone.
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