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Earthly goods deceive the human heart into believing that they give it security and freedom from worry. But in truth, they are what cause anxiety.

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Many people seek fellowship because they are afraid to be alone...let him who cannot be alone beware of community. He will do harm to himself and to t...more

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Jesus says to anyone who uses their faith or lack of faith to excuse their acts of disobedience to his call: First obey, do the external works, let go...more

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Not everyone can wait: neither the sated nor the satisfied nor those without respect can wait. The only ones who can wait are people who carry restles...more

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Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to ...more

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God has prepared for Himself one great song of praise throughout eternity, and those who enter the community of God join in this song. It is the song ...more

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We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.

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But the Christian also knows that he not only cannot and dare not be anxious, but that there is no need for him to be so. Neither anxiety now work can...more

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When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.

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The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ crucified. It is to this image that the life of...more

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If Christ has been given us, if we are called to his discipleship we are given all things, literally _all_ things. He will see to it that they are add...more

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Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love. Be hi...more

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True prayer is done in secret, but this does not rule out the fellowship of prayer altogether, however clearly we may be aware of its dangers. In the ...more

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The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete petition. The right...more

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[God says] Discipleship is not limited to what you can comprehend - it must transcend all comprehension. Plunge into the deep waters beyond your own c...more