As we look at the complicated and often frustrating lives that many of us live, I am reminded of this quote of Yeshua's:
"You cannot follow the way of righteousness and peace and also follow the ways of the world."
This doesn't mean giving up the world and becoming a hermit or joining a monastary. It does mean living a simple life. Giving up what we really don't need. We all need balance.
As the Gospel of Thomas presents this quote: Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul. Woe to the soul that depends on the flesh.
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