| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: that their clothing, their mode of living, and their conduct are holy and
pleasing to Christ. They not only expect to pacify Christ by the strictness of
their life, but also expect to be rewarded by Him for their good deeds.
Hence their best "spiritual" thoughts are wicked thoughts. Any worship of
God, any religion without Christ is idolatry. In Christ alone is God well
pleased.
I have said before that the works of the flesh are manifest. But idolatry
puts on such a good front and acts so spiritual that the sham of it is
recognized only by true believers.
WITCHCRAFT
This sin was very common before the light of the Gospel appeared. When
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Rivers to the Sea by Sara Teasdale: WHILE I MAY
DEBT
FROM THE NORTH
THE LIGHTS OF NEW YORK
SEA LONGING
THE RIVER
LEAVES
THE ANSWER
PART III
OVER THE ROOFS
A CRY
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Marriage Contract by Honore de Balzac: and have paid them off in time."
"When a man is down, Mathias, when his property is covered with
mortgages, when his wife's claims take precedence of his creditors',
and when that man has notes out for a hundred thousand francs which he
must pay (and I hope I can do so out of the increased value of my
property here), what you propose is not possible."
"This is dreadful!" cried Mathias; "would you sell Belle-Rose with the
vintage of 1825 still in the cellars?"
"I cannot help myself."
"Belle-Rose is worth six hundred thousand francs."
"Natalie will buy it in; I have advised her to do so."
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