The Wisdom Of Brotherly Living
Where are the wise and intelligent men among you? Let them show that their actions are the outcome of a life in the humility of true wisdom. But while you harbor envy and bitterness and a spirit of rivalry in your minds, do not assert your superiority over or give the lie to the Truth. That is not the wisdom which comes from above; it is earthly, animal and devilish. For where envy and rivalry exist, there you will also find disorder and all kinds of mean actions. But the wisdom from above is, before anything else, pure. Beyond that it is peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity. And righteousness, which is the fruit of this wisdom, is the crop that is sown in a peaceful life and which will be harvested by those who work for peace.
—James, the Brother of Jesus.
The Joy Of Peace
There is a peace which no men know
Save those whom suffering hath laid low,—
The peace of pain.
A strength, which only comes to those
Who’ve borne defeat,—greater, God knows,
Than victory.
A happiness which comes at last,
After all happiness seems past,—
The joy of peace.
—Anon.
Inspiration
So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man,
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The Youth replies, I can.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.