A Quote for the Day

Only the heart that is pure and free of attachment to the glories and materials of this world can have the eyes to see beyond the trappings of this world. Grace clears the eyes of the person whose heart is prepared to receive grace. That is why even the most intelligent persons will not see the errors of their ways, having been blinded by pride and selfishness. Only the humble heart sees what no one else can see.

We don't have to be intelligent to be wise. In fact, at times, intelligence can get the way of wisdom when it becomes an occasion for pride, to boast.

Many times our intelligence turns into a wall of self-rightousness that separates us from Christ. Having erected the wall ourselves, we cease to notice that we have drifted away from the very source of that intelligence. With our sight obstructed we will not even notice that what used to be a wonderful gift of the mind had become the booze of the fool.

The best leaders we ever find among us have all these three--intelligence, energy and integrity. But remove integrity, and you find the worst crook there will ever be.