In ancient times, people viewed the mind through the heart.
Titus Lucretius Carus, Roman poet and philosopher, once wrote:
“Watch a man in times of adversity to discover what kind of man he is;
for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart,
and the mask is torn off.”
This truth still holds.
We don’t find out who we are in our comfort—we find out in the fire.
Not the moment we snap out of exhaustion.
Not the frustration at a coworker
But the moment when everything is on the line.
When the stakes are life and death—what road do we choose?
Do we harm to survive, or find a way to love?
Do we shield our own at the cost of others, or listen for a better way?
I pray I never face that kind of test.
But if I do, I trust that God will lead me.
And I pray I’ll have the wisdom to follow.
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What do you believe we carry into those moments?
Where does your strength come from when everything else is stripped away?
🪷 Pondering onward,
Christine
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