This might be the story of my life. So far.
"If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened? A negative term has been substituted for a positive, and this is of more than philological importance. The negative ideal of Unselfishness carries with it the suggestion not primarily of securing good things for others, but of going without them ourselves, as if our abstinence and not their happiness was the important point. I do not think this is the Christian virtue of Love."
- Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis (better later than never Justin!)
For a long time, I thought that love would abound more if I had avoided sin. I avoided situations that could have a potential for sin. This was GOOD. But I also avoided relationships that I thought had a potential for sin too. This was DUMB. Cause relationships aren't static. They grow. Yeah. Bring on the love.
Onto things other than me. Thinking about the third world. North Korea. Internment camps. India. Hungry kids. I've got it so made around here. I can just sit at my computer and complain all day about how I feel. Damn. I feel like I need to say so much but at the same time I have so little to say.
Quiet time with God is like the best thing in life. How about you? Have you done your quiet time today?
Comments (1)
heck yes!
quiet times are keeping me sane.
quiet times...and also kickboxing dvds...