Friday, January 19, 2007
One of Life's Riddles...
To come to the pleasure you have notYou must go by a way in which you enjoy not.
To come to the knowledge in which you have not
You must go by a way in which you know not.
To come to the possession you have not
You must go by a way which you possess not.
To come to what you are not
You must go by a way in which you are not.
Quite deep. I was slightly puzzled over the above "riddle".
What way? How? Definitely worth a ponder yourselves before proceeding.
It made me reflect and search. Here's what I found...
- To come to the pleasure you have not
You must go by a way in which you enjoy not.
- "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." (Matt 7:13-14)
To come to the knowledge in which you have not
You must go by a way in which you know not.
- "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matt 11:28-30)
To come to the possession you have not
You must go by a way which you possess not.
- "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." (Matt 10:37-39)
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?" (Luke 9:23-25)
To come to what you are not
You must go by a way in which you are not.
- "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:5-6)
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Now I understand. Hope you got it too.
"HE must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30)
Note: The above poem is taken from "Ascent of Mount Carmel" by St John of the Cross
Labels: Discipleship, Inspirations / Poem, Spiritual Direction / Guidance, Spiritual Growth
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