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   06 Oct 20 23:30:24   
   
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      Let me warn anyone bent on following Christ to listen to Saint Paul:   
      One who claims to abide in Christ ought to walk as he walked. Would   
   you follow Christ? Then be humble as he was humble; do not scorn his   
   lowliness if you want to reach his exaltation. Human sin made the road   
   rough but Christ's resurrection leveled it; by passing over it himself   
   he transformed the narrowest of tracks into a royal highway.   
      Two feet are needed to run along this highway; they are humility   
   and charity. Everyone wants to get to the top--well, the first step to   
   take is humility. Why take strides that are too big for you--do you   
   want to fall instead of going up? Begin with the first step, humility,   
   and you will already be climbing.   
   -- St. Caesarius of Arles   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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