13: The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14: I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high. Luke 18
The Pharisee got nowhere because he thought that he had it all. The tax farmer got it all because he knew that he was in need of forgiveness. For some reason God does not seem to make a difference between what people would call little things and big things. They all need forgiving. So we should get over ourselves, however correctly we try to live our lives, and ask for that forgiveness. God has promised it to us if we ask for it. So what are we waiting for?
About Me
- MPat
- In the second half of my life I've found that things are much more fun. It helps to have a great husband, good kids and reasonable economics but the core of this is a better sense of what and who I am. It's complicated (sometimes scary) but better than 20.
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