We are not loved because we are valued; we are valued because we are loved. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“Joy is the most important Christian emotion. Duty calls only when gratitude fails to prompt.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another to work out the… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“We are not slaves but children of our Father, free to do good, free to sin. So when in anguish over any human violence… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
In our time all it takes for evil to flourish is for a few good men to be a little wrong and have a… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
We have sold our birthright of freedom and justice for a mess of national security. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“And if we exalt freedom as Christians, we must remember that freedom is grounded in love.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“It is terribly important to realize that the leap of faith is not so much a leap of thought as of action. For while… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“But what I am beginning to suspect is that most guilty people reject the possibility of forgiveness not because it is too good to… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“And if God is a suffering God, if this whole universe is borne on a heart infinite in compassion, then the more we suffer… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
“...love does have a reward. Just as the proper benefits of education are the opportunities of continuing education, so the rewards of loving are… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share
