June 01, 2006
mere simplicity
"Christ says, 'Give me All. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don't want to cut off a branch here and a branch there, I want to have the whole tree down. I don't want to drill the tooth, or crown it, or stop it, but to have it out. Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked - the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you Myself: my own will shall become yours."- C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity << traveling | Main | future of family >> 11:39 PM by Rob
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Rob,
This is one of my favorite passages from that book. I needed to hear it.
love,
grace
Have you read The Great Divorce by CS Lewis? It is the best book I have ever read and I read a whole lot. Mere Christianity is up there on my list for sure.
Posted by: Carole at June 5, 2006 05:37 PMWhat a wonderful quotation! I honestly think every Christian should be forced to read the collective works of C.S. Lewis (CoN included!)
By the way, I'm Jay and I usually comment at Grace's blog, where I found your link.
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