The Purpose Of Religion Is Not So

A Reduced Christ Is The Same As A Rejected Christ.

All Coming To Jesus Has The Feeling Of Homecoming Upon It. All Going Away From Him Has The Sense Of Estrangement Upon It. The Rich Young Ruler Went Away From Jesus "sorrowful." Everybody Does. Not Only Estrangement From God, But Also Estrangement From Oneself. And The Universe! And From Life! You Are Not At Home With Life, Unless You Are At Home With Life. And Jesus Is Life!

A Rattlesnake, If Cornered Will Become So Angry It Will Bite Itself. That Is Exactly What The Harboring Of Hate And Resentment Against Others Is -- A Biting Of Oneself. We Think We Are Harming Others In Holding These Spites And Hates, But The Deeper Harm Is To Ourselves.

Don't Wait For Some Miracle To Be Performed On You From Without, Lifting You Above Your Fears And Doubts And Self-centeredness. You Help God From Within By Turning In Outgoing Love To Others, And Miraculously Your Fears And Doubts And Self-centeredness Will Vanish. The Miracle Starts Within, Not From Without.

Whatever Our Creed, We Stand With Admiration Before The Sublime Character Of Jesus.