The Greatest Greatness

Thursday. Mark 10: 35-45.

The way up is down. True greatness is not in position nor in possessions nor in achievements, but in what one is in himself when he’s alone in the dark. To feed a hungry man in sore need, who doesn’t appreciate your help, even when it means suffering and sacrifice for you — this is the real Christ-spirit. To be like Jesus himself in heart and spirit and action — this is the greatest greatness.

Open in the reader The Bent-Knee Time

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