"The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. Not ordinarily do men achieve this balance of opposites. The idealists are not usually realistic, and the realists are not usually idealistic. The militant are not generally known to be passive, nor the passive to be militant. Seldom are the humble self-assertive, or the self-assertive humble. But life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposties in fruitful harmony." -taken from "Strength to Love" by Martin Luther King Jr.
gentle grace and unyielding truth
toughmindedness and tenderheartedness
unlogical faith and rational reason
this world does not need one-dimensional people.
this world needs conflicted people of balance.
people who can proclaim truth and practice it
at the same time. people who express their faith through action and in their action express their faith.
people who are broken yet firm. people who are vulnerable yet strong.
"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." -Matthew 10:16
"It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes." -Eccelsiates 7:18
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