This has been on my mind much in recent months (it was stuck to the wall above the kettle by my wife – a guarantee that it would come to my attention!):

“My son, in many things it is thy duty to be ignorant, and to esteem thyself as dead upon earth, and one to whom the whole world is crucified.

Thou must also pass by many things with a deaf ear, and rather think of those which belong unto thy peace.

It is more useful to turn away one’s eyes from unpleasing things, and to leave every one to his own opinion, than to be a slave to contentious discourses.

If all stand well betwixt thee and God, and if thou hast his judgement in thy mind, thou shalt the more easily endure to be overcome.”

(I think it’s Thomas a Kempis, but I’m not certain).

It has been on my mind for two main reasons. The first is that it is why I have left behind MD/MF. Losing my temper was a definite sign that I had taken a spiritual wrong turning, so I have resolved to ‘leave every one to his own opinion’ in that regard. I shall continue to outline my own opinions here. The second though, is about thinking of those things ‘which belong unto thy peace’ – which I’m still working on. I’ve been doing more research about 9/11 recently, reading David Ray Griffin’s books, which are excellent. Yet a friend pointed out that a) I will never be in a position to know the truth here, and b) there are many more spiritually fruitful avenues to explore.

So I shall continue to read as widely as I can, but I shall try to attain a little more humility in the face of the truth. Could be difficult. Time to rely on prayer and grace a little more.