"Come with me to Golgotha..."

Life is a challenge to go beyond ourselves

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Do What You Least Want And You Will Find Yourself In A Place Of Grace

By Michael H. Brown

Life is such that when we do what we least want to do, joy is often the result. Life on earth is a challenge to go beyond ourselves. Contradictory, isn't that?

But considering the Crucifixion, could anything be more in line with Jesus?

Crucifixion was followed by Resurrection and so we have a most crucial lesson: Life is a series of tests, and when we approach it as such, we transcend it.

Day after day -- year after year -- we face challenges that we can face or shirk. When we face them, we conquer them. And doing that often means doing what we don't want to do. It means doing what is difficult. Here you will find some of life's sweetest grace!

Take weight loss. It's enjoyable to eat. It's one of life's greatest pleasures. But when we overindulge with no effort at reining in the flesh, it ends up being a misery (and even the death of us).

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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 11:41 AM