A Sunday morning quote from "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel:
"...There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed rags living in the street, and they think, "Business as usual." But if they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words. The degree of their indignation is astonishing. Their resolve is frightening.
These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside. They should direct their anger at tthemselves. For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart. Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defence, not God's, that the self-righteous should rush."
Your Sunday Devotional
by SixofNine 2 Replies latest jw friends
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SixofNine
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willyloman
More nourishing spiritual food NOT found on the menu down at the local KH drive-thru.
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El blanko
So true - good quote - the negative aspect reminds me of myself on occasion (sadly) and also two people I know who are connected with ' da troof ' really bang on about God and seem to revel in the misery seen on the news ...