I think have found the following verse too challenging, and have avoided further self-examination: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” Matthew 6:21. I appreciate your choice to have compassion when another might be struggling with self worth and spending a lot of energy for external approval. At the same time, the verse calls me to recognize that where I accumulate treasure (notably wealth or material but also could be of other types) is also a source of attachment that can affect my mind vision activities—my heart. I think The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 were not spoken to afford complacency (“Blessed are the poor in spirit”); they most definitely make me feel uncomfortable. But your desire to create a world with more love helps soften my ability for self examination of unhelpful attitudes and beliefs, and of future action.
I think have found the following verse too challenging, and have avoided further self-examination: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” Matthew 6:21. I appreciate your choice to have compassion when another might be struggling with self worth and spending a lot of energy for external approval. At the same time, the verse calls me to recognize that where I accumulate treasure (notably wealth or material but also could be of other types) is also a source of attachment that can affect my mind vision activities—my heart. I think The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 were not spoken to afford complacency (“Blessed are the poor in spirit”); they most definitely make me feel uncomfortable. But your desire to create a world with more love helps soften my ability for self examination of unhelpful attitudes and beliefs, and of future action.