Tag: goodness
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Recognition of Purpose and Love These virtues are like echoes of an undying symphony resonating through the chambers of our souls, interconnecting and resounding all the more together. Recognitions of God’s divine love for and purpose in us are not byproducts of the virtues but rather the reverse. These recognitions are the engine and transmission…
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Pray Everyday, Then Ceaselessly Prayer is more than merely an action of supplication and sublimation, for it is a sacred dialogue between the immortal soul and its divine origins. In a world that celebrates busyness over stillness, prayer has become a relic of whispers lost in the darkness of modern life. Yet silence is not…
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A Faith Most Becoming When Paulus spoke of following Christ, he did so with the understanding that this was not just about replicating His actions but embracing His Spirit, of selflessness, compassion, and unwavering faith in God’s goodness. This is the recognition that to follow Christ is to embrace the journey of becoming through humility,…
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Disabuse and Disillusion The most dangerous political illusion of our time? The belief that political victory is synonymous with legitimate success. We are encouraged to vote, to protest, to get charged up, and to align ourselves with parties that promise change. History demonstrates that even the most well-intentioned actions can lead to ruin, out of…
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Peace Within, and Particular Alignment Acquire a peaceful spirit immanently. Far from passivity, it is preparation for the greater battles. Cultivate a profound stillness that permits vision beyond illusions of the world. Embracing the present moment with unshakeable serenity, despite the turmoil and chaos which surrounds us. To acquire peace within is to recognise that…
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The Only Focus on Particulars & Universals Let us begin with a truth so simple it is often overlooked: the soul is more than a passenger in the body; it is the driver of all human purpose and confused only by separation from God’s purpose. Lasting focus in spirit must be based upon a recognition…
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No Secular Atheists in the Bible When Paulus spoke, he did not address those who doubted the possibility of divinity; he addressed those who already believed in various gods, so very few if any doubted higher power but rather the mechanisms which Paulus taught of God’s. They doubted God’s GOODNESS and Greatness without really realising…
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The Absolute and Eternal Undefinable Definer Growth in individual self-discovery is where the concept of Oneness takes on its deepest and most personal significance, as a craving for unity within ourselves. In our daily lives, we are often fragmented and torn between conflicting desires, in whirlwinds of thoughts and emotions. However, if there were a…
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Would We Have the Mind of God or Simulacrum? Imagine a world where every idea is a god, and every thought is a prayer. How would such a world look? It would be a place where no one could ever truly believe in anything, for every belief would be an idol: a stone carved from…
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Be Aware in All Actions Dear Man Central to the journey of reflecting grace through magnanimity is honesty, the bedrock upon which all reason, and therefore all proceeding virtues, must stand. Magnanimity demands that we be honest and aware of ourselves and others, acknowledging faults and ordering higher expectations. Rather than wallow in pity parties…