‘An old man used to say, ‘If you see a man who has fallen into the water, and you can help him, stretch out your staff to him and draw him out, lest if you stretch your hand to him and you are not able to bring him up, he drags you down and both of you perish’. Now he spoke this for the sake of those who thrust themselves forward to help other people who are being tempted and who, through wishing to help others beyond their powers themselves fall. It is right for a man to help his brother according to the power he has, for God demands not from a man beyond his strength.’ In other words a vital part of seeking God is to know yourself, your limitations, for a serious danger to the spiritual life is over activity, of stretching ourselves beyond our powers and so leading to exhaustion, feeling disconnected as we find ourselves caught up in the multiple activities of hurry and worry by spreading ourselves too thin. If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginnings, greater ends. Heartfelt work grows purely. If you want to live life free, take your time, go slowly. Do few things, but do them well: simple joys are holy. Day by day, stone by stone, build your secret slowly. Day by day, you’ll grow too; you’ll know heaven’s glory! We need to value ourselves more, who we are as persons, realize that everyone else does not come first, but God and our relationship to Him. ‘Love God with all…, love neighbor as self.’ Like Jesus we need to find the place apart to renew our inner strength each day of our lives so that even if it’s the wonderful, marvelous, all good, very fine day’ we still watch the boundaries, know the limits, so as to be alive and stay alive inside!
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 23:50:22 +0000
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