God Will Rejoice Over You
The idea of Joy in another and God’s joy in us gave me joy today. God has joy in our joy. We have joy in the service of fellowship and to others. There is value and truth in our experiencing joy.
Aristotle – Three functions of the Soul; Sense, Intellect, and Appetition
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – There are in the Soul three functions on which depend moral action and truth; Sense, Intellect, Appetition, whether vague Desire or definite Will.
This Is the Sin of Anger
If you brood over an injury, past or present, you will soon feel the painful desire and thirst for revenge. This is the sin of Anger. Cloud of Unknowing
Who Has the Aptitude for Contemplative Work?
The one who experiences God working in the depths of his spirit has the aptitude for contemplation and no one else.
Desire Him for His Sake and Not Good Gifts
LIFT up your heart to God with a gentle stirring of love, desire Him for His sake and not for any good gifts He can supply. Avoid thinking on anything but God. Think not on any of His Creation or their functions but only on God Himself, so that you desire nothing but Him. Cloud […]
The Holy Spirit or Power from on High
Human Love is human; “love in the Spirit” is the love of God within us. It is the love of the Holy Ghost Himself, filling and flowing in our Hearts. A B Simpson