In an excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse of Lisieux tells about the small acts of kindness that helped her learn to get along with a particularly annoying nun in her fellowship. Little but valiant steps toward self-mastery and love.
Probably the least understood aspect of progress in Christlikeness is the role of the body in the spiritual life. Dallas Willard illuminates the connection.
Not cut-and-dried rules, but only the ever-perfect filter of Love can help us discern when to speak and when to hold our tongues as we share life together with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
