| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte: an' he was i' th' vestry in his surplice, helping th' Rector on
with his gown - '
'Yes, Nancy.'
'And I heard him ask Maister Hatfield who I was, an' he says, "Oh,
she's a canting old fool."
'And I was very ill grieved, Miss Grey; but I went to my seat, and
I tried to do my duty as aforetime: but I like got no peace. An'
I even took the sacrament; but I felt as though I were eating and
drinking to my own damnation all th' time. So I went home, sorely
troubled.
'But next day, afore I'd gotten fettled up - for indeed, Miss, I'd
Agnes Grey |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: stirring casually so many millions, spent the moments of their
weekly reunion in wondering earnestly what could be done to defeat
the most wicked of conspiracies, trying to invent some tactful line
of conduct in such extraordinary circumstances. I could see them,
simple, and scrupulous, worrying honestly about that unprotected big
girl while looking at their own little girls playing on the sea-
shore. Fyne assured me that his wife's rest was disturbed by the
great problem of interference.
"It was very acute of Mrs. Fyne to spot such a deep game," I said,
wondering to myself where her acuteness had gone to now, to let her
be taken unawares by a game so much simpler and played to the end
Chance |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: Paul cannot possibly be misunderstood for he says: "Brethren, ye have been
called unto liberty." In order that nobody might mistake the liberty of
which he speaks for the liberty of the flesh, the Apostle adds the
explanatory note, "only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by
love serve one another." Paul now explains at the hand of the Ten
Commandments what it means to serve one another in love.
VERSE 14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
It is customary with Paul to lay the doctrinal foundation first and then to
build on it the gold, silver, and gems of good deeds. Now there is no other
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