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In his book, Mir Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes that, as long as you are proud, you cannot

know God.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people, and of course, as long as you're

looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

So the question is, do you spend more time looking down at others or looking up to see

something that is above you?

Well I pray this meditation from Matthew chapter 23 will help you reflect on the importance

of approaching life with a humble spirit and understanding the outcome of prideful living.

And as you begin this meditation, allow any racing thoughts to now slow, any restless agitations

to become content, your pulse and your breathing becoming relaxed, as you begin to encounter

God at loving rest within you, centering on this present moment of assurance with a father,

son and Holy Spirit.

Looking now in this divine moment, listen and respond to this reading from Galatians chapter

5, and as I lead us, answer Heavenly Father, humble me, and may the Lord bless the hearing

and reading of his word.

For you, my friend, are called for freedom, so Heavenly Father, humble me.

Do not let your freedom become an opportunity for sinful nature, but rather Heavenly Father,

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