Tag: propriety
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Rebirth Through the Logos Beloved seekers of divine truth, let us now ascend beyond the mortal realm and gaze upon the ultimate triumph: the resurrection of the spirit through Truth, prayer, and honest redemption. This is more than mere victory over death but a rebirth into the fullness of God’s eternal order, where the mind…
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Balancing Pride and Humility Fight against pride’s perils, the armour padding of Temperance brings full value to Magnanimity and Honour. Like Conservation and Excellence, Temperance in the Propriety moment enables the work of the virtues in Awareness and Morality moments. In the case of Temperance, it enables comfort in the armoured boots of Magnanimity, and…
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Endurance in Face of Discord Beloved seeker after divine strengths in God’s truth, let us direct our gaze toward another important virtue ever fortifying the soldier in Christ: Patience. Spiritual warfare is impossible with a sensitive and bruised noggin, Patience serves as a helmet, protecting the mind from the relentless assaults of discord and delay.…
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Analysis and Prudence So let us explore the notion of mind as a battlefield, where divine truth clashes with worldly deceits. The mind is an element of spirit and body which must be harnessed and shaped, like all other interactions of the spirit with body, through disciplined virtue-building, lest it succumb to demonic oblivion. The…
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Truth & Temptation Dear seeker after the gifts of God, this field of spiritual warfare requires discernment. This is not an intellectual exercise but a discipline piercing the soul, separating truth from deception. How can we be expected to perform on this spiritual battlefield if we cannot discern our spiritual enemies from our allies? The…
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Lord, our God, ever guide us to your light, and make it bright so we may see it in our blindness, as despite. See us through the darkness and into your loving radiance. May we ever do right by your will, which is the greatest good. Attach us to your truth, oh Lord, that we…
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On Precipice of Patience Excellence is a destination that some reach though the majority who do fail to succeed in it further, not because they lack ability, but because they lack the basic honesty to be patient with the self, or others for that matter. Aiming between discipline and patience for the self is a…
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Bridge to Gratitude for Grace On this blog I have discussed the importance of Magnanimity at length. It is the first of the structural virtues and it truly cannot be overestimated as all other virtues depend completely upon it. “Magna” means great and “anima” means spirit, together it produces grace and forgiveness, the greatest GRACE…
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Cohesion and Resilience So what does community mean in practical terms? How are we to build healthier communities that respect natural human bonds while avoiding the pitfalls of Victimentality as described in Your Fight? True community begins with emotional resonance and common understandings, empathising with those around you which is obviously difficult to fake. This…
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Altruism and Egoism in Extremes and Moderations The third domain of Resurrexit Spiritus is Eros, where love is a divinely transformative force that can change everything overnight. It is also worthwhile to note here that while the next domain of Logos is the final one, it is an encapsulation of the previous three making Eros…