DRY BOOK, GOOD QUOTE

So I'm in the process of reading this 300+ page book with small print called Mission in Acts for my Holy Spirit & Missions class. This is potenially the most "dry" book I have ever read. Yet once every 30 pages or so there's something that finally peaks my interest before my mind totally wonders off into "la-la land."

Last night before I entered that far off land with Peter Pan and Company I came across this rather interesting part:

The more we run from conflict,

The more it masters us;

The more we try to avoid it,

The more it controls us.

The less we fear conflict,

The less it confuses us;

The less we deny our differences,

The less they divide us.

- David W. Augsberger

After reading that quote I really couldn't concentrate on the next chapter of the book. While the above quote seems simple and obvious is it really put into practice? Peter Pan and "la-la land" will have to wait another night.