| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: carrying his sayings in his heart, he was like the tree in the
Psalms planted by the river side, unceasingly watered, and
bringing forth unto the Lords his fruits in due season. Many
were the souls that he delivered from the snares of the devil,
and brought safely unto Christ; for many resorted unto him, and
profited by his wholesome words. And not a few left the way of
error, and ran toward the word of salvation; while others bade a
long farewell to the concerns of the world, and came to the
wrestling-school of the monastic life. He himself spent his time
in prayers and fastings, and would often offer up this prayer, "O
Lord, my Lord and King, in whom I have trusted, to whom I have
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther: the likeness of men and found in fashion as a man, and had His
conversation among men.
Yet a Christian has need of none of these things for
justification and salvation, but in all his works he ought to
entertain this view and look only to this object--that he may
serve and be useful to others in all that he does; having nothing
before his eyes but the necessities and the advantage of his
neighbour. Thus the Apostle commands us to work with our own
hands, that we may have to give to those that need. He might have
said, that we may support ourselves; but he tells us to give to
those that need. It is the part of a Christian to take care of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Emma McChesney & Co. by Edna Ferber: it's big enough for a regiment. But we stayed on because mother
was used to it. I sold some of the furniture, but stored the
things she had loved. She left some to you."
"To me!"
"You know she used to enjoy your visits so much, partly because
of the way in which you always talked of Dad. She left you some
jewelry that she was fond of, and that colossal old mahogany
buffet that you used to rave over whenever you came up. Heaven
knows what you'll do with it! It's a white elephant. If you add
another story to it, you could rent it out as an apartment."
"Indeed I shall take it, and cherish it, and polish it up myself
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