"....This process of surrender--this movement full speed astern--is what Christians call repentance. Now repentance is no fun at all. It is something much harder than merely eating humble pie. It means unlearning all the self-conceit and self-will that we have been training ourselves into for thousands of years. It means killing part of yourself, undergoing a kind of death. in fact, it needs a good man to repent. And here comes the catch. Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly. The worse you are the more you need it and the less you can do it. The only person who could do it perfectly would be a perfect person-- and he would not need it."
~C.S. Lewis 'Mere Christianity'
Ahh...I love that man.. :)
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:) I especially love the last line. What a way with words he had.
Have you cracked open In Conversation with God yet? Wow. Today's reflection (Dec 7) on meekness was exactly what I needed to read today. Love it when He sends those gifts just when we need them.
Miss you!
PS You are the only person I know who would be reading Mere Christianity during finals week. :) Study!
Awesome! I love C.S. Lewis...miss you!!! <3
maya
Wow. So true... C.S. Lewis is amazing.
Hope life is good at college, it was awesome to see you at Thanksgiving!! Happy Advent! <3 Sarah :)
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