Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace … - Desmond Tutu

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And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional.

Desmond Tutu

Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace and God's love for us. . . Certainly it is from experiencing this generosity of God and the generosity of those in our life that we learn gratitude and to be generous to others.

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