Contentment - The Secret of Life
Just thought I would share this nice reading that my husband and I read this morning:-
A bishop of the early Church who was a remarkable example of contentment was asked his secret. The old man replied, "It consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes. In whatever circumstance I am, I first of all look up to heaven and remember that my principal business here is to get there; I then look down upon the earth, and remember how small a place I shall occupy in it when I die and am buried; I then look abroad in the world and observe what multitudes there are who are in all respects more unhappy than myself. Thus I learn where true happiness is placed, where all our cares must end, and what little reason I have to complain." (from 15 Minute Devotions For Couples by Bob & Emilie Barnes)
# posted by shellymac @ 9:16 pm
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