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> [We can teach a good, formal lesson on forgiveness as a Christian virtue and all the doctrines that are attached to it. But to be in a real-life situation, a work camp or a trip or some other activity with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/we-can-teach-a-good-formal-lesson-on-forgiveness-as-a-christian/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

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## More by Parker J. Palmer

> [“The God I know is the source of reality, rather than morality; the source of 'what is' rather than the source of 'what ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/the-god-i-know-is-the-source-of-reality-rather-than-morality-the/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [One of the hardest things we must do sometimes is to be present to another person's pain without trying to "fix" it, to simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/one-of-the-hardest-things-we-must-do-sometimes-is-to-be-present-to/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Opposing what's wrong is a halfway measure at best. A rebel must also have a vision for something better, a strategy for moving toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/opposing-what-s-wrong-is-a-halfway-measure-at-best-a-rebel-must-also/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach I project the condition of my soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/teaching-like-any-truly-human-activity-emerges-from-one-s-inwardness/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/if-my-life-is-any-example-the-work-that-youth-workers-are-doing-is/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/self-care-is-never-a-selfish-act-it-is-only-good-stewardship-of-the/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/the-spiritual-life-is-about-becoming-more-at-home-in-your-own-skin/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [“Formation may be the best name for what happens in a circle of trust, because the word refers, historically, to soul work done in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/formation-may-be-the-best-name-for-what-happens-in-a-circle-of-trust/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/don-t-let-anyone-or-anything-rob-you-of-the-beauty-and-meaning-at-the/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [“Citizenship is a way of being in the world rooted in the knowledge that I am a member of a vast community of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/citizenship-is-a-way-of-being-in-the-world-rooted-in-the-knowledge/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [I think the church needs to be much more countercultural than that and invite people into slowing down, into a "Be-still-and-know-that-I-am-God" mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/i-think-the-church-needs-to-be-much-more-countercultural-than-that/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [My high school, like most high schools, had a pretty rigid stratification system. Kids were clustered into groups - the studious ones, the athletes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/my-high-school-like-most-high-schools-had-a-pretty-rigid/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Death in various forms is sometimes comforting, while resurrection and new life can be demanding and threatening. If I lived as if resurrection were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/death-in-various-forms-is-sometimes-comforting-while-resurrection-and/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/discovering-vocation-does-not-mean-scrambling-toward-some-prize-just-2/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

> [It is because as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the holy words in our hearts. So we place them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/it-is-because-as-we-are-our-hearts-are-closed-and-we-cannot-place-the/)

[Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/)

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