Sorry - I've been real busy the past few weeks.
This being Sunday, I would like to share some wisdom from my favorite writer on spiritual matters - George MacDonald. This excerpt is from his "Diary of An Old Soul", an absolutely marvelous book that I will be quoting from upon occasion.
"Who sets himself not sternly to be good,
Is but a fool, who judgment of true things
Has none, however oft the claim renewed.
And he who thinks, in his great plenitude,
To right himself, and set his spirit free,
Without the might of higher communings,
Is foolish also - except he willed himself to be"
(From June 15 in the Diary)
And this from the Diary for June 20:
"But now the Spirit and I are one in this -
My hunger now is after righteousness,
My spirit hopes in God to set me free
From the low self loathed of the higher me.
Great elder brother of my second birth,
Dear o'er all names but one, in heaven or earth,
Teach me all day to love eternally"
One dose of good medicine, and one dose of good hope. I hope you enjoy the mix.
Dave
