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Love Thy Neighbor
The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2 Samuel 22:1-3
– David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: ‘The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the…
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A Man Must Lose His Life
There is nothing certain in a man’s life but that he must lose it. ~Owen Meredith~
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Thomas a Kempis – The Imitation of Christ – Chapter3
Chapter 3 On the Teaching of Truth Happy the man who is instructed by Truth itself, not by signs and passing words (Num 12:8), but as It is in itself. Our own conjectures and observations often mislead us, and we discover little. Of what value are lengthy controversies on deep and obscure matters, when it…
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Thomas a Kempis – The Imitation of Christ – Chapter2
Chapter 2 On Personal Humility Everyone naturally desires knowledge, (Aristotle, Metaphysics I,1.) but of what use is knowledge itself without the fear of God? A humble countryman who serves God is more pleasing to Him than a conceited intellectual who knows the course of the stars, but neglects his own soul (Ecclus.19:22). A man who…
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Thomas a Kempis – The Imitation of Christ – Chapter1
Chapter 1 COUNSELS ON THE SPIRITUAL LIFE ‘HE who follows Me shall not walk in darkness,’ says Our Lord. (John 8:2) In these words Christ counsels us to follow His life and way if we desire true enlightenment and freedom from all blindness of heart (Mark 3:5). Let the life of Jesus Christ, then, be…