“There was no pomp and ceremony in connection with the birth of Jesus - rather the opposite: it took place in simplicity and in poverty.” JesusPovertyBirthConnectionsOppositesSimplicityCeremonyJesus Birth Author:Keith O'Brien
“In so many ways I am the opposite of Jesus' lifestyle. This keeps me up at night. I can't have authentic communion with Him while mired in the trappings He begged me to avoid.” WayI CanNightJesusOppositesLifestyleCommunion Book:7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess Source: 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess
“God would not make me wish for something impossible and so, in spite of my littleness, I can aim at being a saint. It is impossible for me to grow bigger, so I put up with myself as I am, with all my countless faults. But I will look for some means of going to heaven by a little way which is very short and very straight, a little way that is quite new[...] It is your arms, Jesus, which are the lift to carry me to heaven, And so there is no need for me to grow up. In fact, just the opposite: I must stay little and become less and less.” WayNeedsLooksMeanLittlesI CanFactsJesusHeavenWishGrowsGrowing UpImpossibleArmsOppositesBiggerAimFaultsSaintLiftsSpiteGoing To Heaven Author:Therese of Lisieux
“Don’t be impressed by darkness. Jesus didn’t do the opposite of whatever the devil did. He did what He saw the Father doing… The moment I have a lesser sense of Him and a greater sense of the problem, I will live in reaction to the problem.” MomentsProblemFatherJesusDarknessSawsGreaterDevilOppositesReactionsImpressed Author:Bill Johnson