wisdom for wednesday (thirteen)
Wisdom today is from The Wisdom of the Desert compiled and paraphrased by Thomas Merton.
An Elder was asked: What does it mean, this word we read in the Bible, that the way is straight and narrow? And the elder replied: This is the straight and narrow way: that a man should do violence to his judgements and cut off, for the love of God, the desires of his own will. This is what was written of the Apostles: Behold we have left all things and have followed Thee. (Page 45)
“…not my will but Thine be done.”
“not mine, Thine.”
peace.
