“Someone has said we do not save others by changing and converting and developing them; we redeem them by the love that accepts them and serves them as they are.”

                             -Jessica Powers

For Reflection:

Who is that one person in my life that I have been trying to change and convert by “developing them?” In what ways have I tried to do this? What better way does the quote suggest? How can I begin to change my approach in light of this?

Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence
by Alexandre Havard
HB 172 pgs
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We strengthen our character through the habitual practice of sound moral habits, called ethical or human virtues. In so doing, character leaves an indelible imprint on our temperament, which then ceases to dominate our personality.