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!):<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Thou must also pass by many things with a deaf ear, and rather think of those which belong unto thy peace.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
(I think it’s Thomas a Kempis, but I’m not certain).<\/p>\n
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<\/a> 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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n So I shall continue to read as widely as I can, but I shall try<\/b> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading