Lewis on community

Rep. John Lewis (1940 - present): 

"That’s what the struggle been all about—to bring these competing forces together, bring human beings together, and create a sense of community. To create this sense of family—that out of the good, the good is already there, so you have to…the good is there, the love is there, how do you make it real? How, how do you paint the picture? It’s like an artist using a canvas. How do you get people to move from maybe A, to B, and you get C. Or from 1, to 2, and get 3. That you’re on a path. And you have to be consistent, and you have to be persistent…and patient. And it’s all about being faithful, being honest, being open.”  

-from interview w/Krista Tippett of On Being (April 2013)