“… when he saw the multitudes,
he was moved with compassion …”
— St. Matthew 9:36
King James Version of the Bible
The ESSENCE
of BEING … p. 135
We are, all of us, faced with the dichotomy of having an inner and an outer self, each distinct in its own way and yet each dependent upon the other.
Our outer, mortal, self is the face we show to others, while our inner, immortal, self is the true essence of our being. The former is an accumulation of life experiences and of how we react to them. The latter — our inner being — is Life itself, our life-giving soul: God who lives in us and we in Him.
Unless, or until, we acknowledge the ephemeral nature of our worldly ways, while at once allowing our God-given humanity to play its proper role, our divine spirituality will forever wither and peace within will be but a fantasy.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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