"You are not holier if you are praised; nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by words can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God."

~ Thomas a Kempis, "The Imitation of Christ"

The opinion of others cannot cover my warts. Who I truly am and who I am becoming are laid bare before God. In everything I do and in all that I am, I want to be right with God.

For before him and him alone, do I find his peace and joy.

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