Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.
Worship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of kindness.
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want, and do.
A person who knows all that is good and all that is true---as much as can be known---but does not resist evils, knows nothing.
Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.
Heaven is not located on high, but where the good of love is, and this resides within a person, wherever he or she might be.
People who have intended and loved what is evil in the world intend and love what is evil in the other life, and then they no longer allow themselves to be led away from it. This is why people who are absorbed in evil are connected to hell and actually are there in spirit; and after death they crave above all to be where their evil is. So after death, it is we, not the Lord, who cast ourselves into hell.
In death, you get upgraded into a saint no matter how much people hated you in life.
I think Bob appreciated my outfit. He made me buy the more expensive pendant. You might think that was to my disadvantage, but I accept that status comes with a price. ” “Not usually so immediately. ” I shake my head. “You better not be hitting on federal agent ladies. They’ll arrest you. ” His grin widens. “I like handcuffs. ” I groan. “There is something seriously wrong with you. ” “Nothing that a night being worked over by a hot representative of justice couldn’t fix.
I like it when poems are challenging, when they concern matters important and personal to the author.
Which is it? Is man only a blunder of God? Or is God only a blunder of man?