Sunday 31 July 2016

23 Things we can’t do

1.   Sow bad habits and reap a good character.
2.   Sow jealousy and hatred and reap love and friendship.
3.   Sow wicked thoughts and reap a clean life.
4.   Sow crime and get away with it.
5.   Sow wrong deeds and live righteously.
5.   Sow dissipation and reap a healthy body.
6.   Sow crooked dealings and succeed indefinitely.
7.   Sow self-indulgence and not show it in your face.
8.   Sow disloyalty and reap loyalty from others.
9.   Sow dishonesty and reap integrity.
10.  Sow profane words and reap clean speech.
11.  Sow disrespect and reap respect.
12.  Sow deception and reap confidence.
13.  Sow intemperance and reap sobriety and temperance.
14.  Sow mental or physical laziness and reap a responsible position in society.
15.   Sow cruelty and reap kindness.
16.   Sow wastefulness and reap thriftiness.
17.   Sow cowardice and reap courage.
18.   Sow destruction of other people’s property and reap protection for your own.
19.  Sow greed and envy and reap generosity.
20.  Sow neglect of the Lord’s house and reap strength in temptation.
21.  Sow neglect of the Bible and reap a well-guided life.
22.  Sow indifference and reap nature’s reward.
23.  Sow human thistles and reap human roses.

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful words of wisdom, Fr. Julian! We all love reading your blog posts frequently. We sent you a few personal emails (from tnichols@bendcable.com) but we are not sure if they are coming through. The pictures you are sending on your group emails look beautiful!

    Praying for you and God's will in your life,

    The Nichols Family

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