The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights From the World's Most Beloved Neighbor

The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor by Amy Hollingsworth

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I haven’t always been, but the more I learn about him, I declare myself a Mr. Rogers fan. I loved reading this book written by a friend of Fred Rogers after his death. It gave insight to what kind of friend Mr. Rogers was. It was full of wisdom and thought-provoking quotations. A few of them follow:
“I tried to look everyone in the eye and make each person feel that he or she was important, the only one present at the moment . . .When you convince people that you really care and that, even if hundreds of others are around at that particular moment they are the only ones that count- then you establish a new relationship . . . You have somehow mediated the love, mercy, and compassion of the Lord. In other words, the encounter also has a significant religious dimension: It helps strengthen the bond, the relationship, between each person and God.”
“There is one thing that evil cannot stand- and that’s forgiveness.”
“To be able to be accepted for who we are and to be able to grow from there is one of the great treasures of life.”




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