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Love demands a complete inner transformation — for without this we cannot possibly come to identify ourselves with our brother. We have to become, in some sense, the person we love. And this involves a kind of death of our own being, our own self.
Catherine Shannon • Overcoming isolation within the self
Love demands a complete inner transformation — for without this we cannot possibly come to identify ourselves with our brother. We have to become, in some sense, the person we love. And this involves a kind of death of our own being, our own self.
Catherine Shannon • Overcoming isolation within the self
The very first step is to try to forget about the self altogether. Your real, new self (which is Christ’s and also yours, and yours just because it is His) will not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come when you are looking for Him. Does that sound strange? The same principle holds, you know, for more everyday matters. Even in social
... See moreC. S. Lewis • Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics)
Living for others [is] such a relief from the impossible task of trying to satisfy oneself.
Matthew Lieberman • Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
When we place the self at the centre of our universe, we eventually turn everyone and everything into a means to our ends. That diminishes them, which diminishes us. Humility means living by the light of that which is greater than me. When God is at the centre of our lives, we open ourselves up to the glory of creation and the beauty of other peopl
... See moreJonathan Sacks • Studies in Spirituality (Covenant & Conversation Book 9)
The great paradox is that we “find” our selves, this unconquerable identity and confidence, only through humbling ourselves, giving up the right to self-determination, and following Christ. “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). That is, when we stop trying to find and serve o
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