" Master of all worlds! Not in the merit of our righteousness do we cast our supplications before You, but in the merit of Your abundant mercy. What are we? What is our life? What is our kindness? What is our righteousness? What is our salvation? What is our strength? What is our might? What can we say before You, Lord our God, and the God of our forefathers - are not all the heros like nothing before You, the famous as if they never existed, the wise as if devoid of wisdom and the perceptive as if devoid of intelligence? For most of their deeds are desolate and the days of their lives are empty before You. The preeminence of man over beast is non-existent for all is vain."
These are familiar words to many as we start each day. The point here is, if we are willing to take an honest look inward we will see, we are truly full of vanities!
Once we do see will we be willing to change our minds and consequently, our beliefs, our actions...
An unfortunate reality is, we have been trapped. We have been trapped, here in the West, by our society, by the pure necessity of providing for our families in this present age. There is a way out however, if we are willing to scale down, to live on less, to not chase after the bigger house, the latest model automobile, the latest fashion...These things are nothingness, a distraction from reality. Here is a reality, we have entered this world naked and we will leave it naked.
What will you leave your children? Will you leave them money for a formal education? A formal education is good and could be beneficial, but what about compassion? What about mercy, love, goodness, respect, honesty, meekness, devotion to God? Without these things what will their life truly be like?
" A life fulfilled is a life that seeks The Creator of all things" Let us be willing to look into ourselves and change those things that hinder the journey...
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