“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.”                                                      

                        ~St. John of the Cross

For Reflection:

In this consumerist and self-centered culture, self-denial is out-of-step unless it helps to cause weight loss or physical fitness. Why is a “lean soul” and a “muscular spirit” necessary for spiritual perfection?

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