Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3
“Simplicity, of all things, is the hardest to be copied.”
Richard Steele (1672-1729) in Day’s Collacon, compiled and arranged by Edward Parsons Day (New York: IPPO, 1884) 860.
We also tie flies on our annual fly fishing outing each new year. Often we learn new patterns which, like simplicity, are difficult to copy. It takes practice.
Training our hearts and minds to realize that the only thing worth possessing is the kingdom of heaven takes practice too. The world bombards us with messages to the contrary.
The poor in spirit get it. I am not there yet, but I am learning.
As we grasp simplicity, we come to see that generosity isn’t something we do, but what we become in Christ once we have taken hold of the kingdom of heaven.
You can see that I changed the header image for my daily meditations again. I took this picture outside St. Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Cathedral in Stoke Bishop, a short walk from Trinity College in Bristol, England.
This picture reminds me that saints through the centuries have pursued simplicity before me and set an example for me to follow (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:11). Care to join me?