tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545401430647365136.post7105780644088918447..comments2019-11-06T01:04:49.177-05:00Comments on My Sister's Garden: Lent? I Give Up!My Sister's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07053731263071882202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545401430647365136.post-45485791777494388082010-02-15T22:23:58.426-05:002010-02-15T22:23:58.426-05:00Hi Chris. Great article. Made me contemplate the ...Hi Chris. Great article. Made me contemplate the aspects of giving up (vs taking up) and it occurred to me, maybe the lesson to be learned from repeated failures racked up from our own self-efforts is that, apart from an alliance with the Holy Spirit, Man(kind) is incapable of anything else. So the sacrifice becomes, not so much the outer material things but those inner attractions and entitlements we have subtly convinced ourselves we've earned or deserved. God has been showing me over the years that humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is the first duty and highest virtue of man (or woman). One of my favorite authors, Andrew Murry, says we seek a humility which gives up all the honor of men as Jesus did, to seek the honor of God. Now there's a sacrifice that will make you squirm, right?? Anyway, I enjoyed your blog. Glad someone was paying good attention in English classes.toykellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442714356567935888noreply@blogger.com