Want To Be Perfect? Renounce Yourself!

A Blessed and Happy New Year!

Why not begin the new year with a question?

Did you know that we pose the biggest obstacle to our own spiritual development and advancement?


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Barbara Schoeneberger said…
This is the toughest thing we have to do since so many of us think we know all there is to know about everything. The greatest thing I believe we can do is to submit to God, to grow in docility of spirit so that we can see everything the way God sees it.
January 4, 2015 at 1:37 PM
Michael Seagriff said…
Barb:
It certainly is tough to do. Oh that we would have the patience to be docile to God's will. Happy New Year.
January 4, 2015 at 5:06 PM
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