The Rarest of Things

Tuesday. Matt. 18: 1-10.

Poise is the rarest of things in actual life — poise of opinion, poise of character, poise of religious conviction. It avoids extremes at both ends. Jesus had the rarest poise. And the man actually swayed by the Jesus spirit will grow gradually into the same poise. The negative and positive traits will balance as they should. Selfishness, prejudice, self-will will be put out. Love as a practical passion will set the standard in all things.

Open in the reader The Bent-Knee Time

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