Perfect Poverty
"You who long to reach the very summit of poverty must renounce not only worldly wisdom, but even, to a degree, the privilege of learning itself. Divested of these possessions, you will be able to enter in the power of Yahweh (Ps 71:16) and offer yourself naked to the embrace of the Crucified." --St. Bonaventure, Major Life, 7:2
While education is important in today's world in order to get ahead and stay afloat, it is not the most important thing. Instead, our relationship with God is the most important and that is grown through life's experiences. It is there that God's grace is shown and where you receive His power.
"You who long to reach the very summit of poverty must renounce not only worldly wisdom, but even, to a degree, the privilege of learning itself. Divested of these possessions, you will be able to enter in the power of Yahweh (Ps 71:16) and offer yourself naked to the embrace of the Crucified." --St. Bonaventure, Major Life, 7:2
While education is important in today's world in order to get ahead and stay afloat, it is not the most important thing. Instead, our relationship with God is the most important and that is grown through life's experiences. It is there that God's grace is shown and where you receive His power.
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