4 July 2011
Peace is not something you feign.
It simply reflects on your countenance
because it is inside you.
This helps to explain the times I have endeavored
to exude a wise countenance
and failed.
I was donning the garments,
not accessing wisdom.
It is said, 'You have to fake it till you make it.'
I have learned that the danger with this strategy
is that you can confuse these initial efforts
with the real thing,
and become focused on outward appearance rather
than on real wisdom.
So seems to be the challenge with all our efforts
to move toward God.
No matter the ritual or practice or belief...
We mistake the veneer for the real.
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