TRUE COURAGE
Excerpt from Joan Chittester’s book, Wisdom From The Daily, pg. 184: (speaking of people who live out of the soul – deep spirituality) Time: according to literature of the monastics, a time when a great army invaded a country and created a path of destruction wherever they went, particularly against the monks and any other holy people. When the invaders arrived in one of the villages… the leader of the village reported to the commander, “All the monks, hearing of your approach, fled to the mountains.” The commander smiled a broad, cold smile, for he was proud of having a reputation for being a very fearsome person. But then the leader added, “All, that is, but one.” The commander became enraged. He marched to the monastery and kicked in the gate. There in the courtyard stood the one remaining monastic. The commander glowered at the figure. “do you know who I am?” the commander demanded. “I am he who can run you…
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