Temperance
Solomon warns in the book of Ecclesiastes not to be overly wise and so destroy yourself; neither to be overly foolish and so die before your time. He writes that it is good to hold onto the one and not let go of the other.
In the Book of proverbs, he records the prayer, "Give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God."
The road in this picture leads into the mountains of the LORD and the crown of glory, the narrow path running between the extremes of rigid legalism and wild indulgence. Such self-control is the way of virtue.
With one foot on the waters of emotion and intuition, with the other foot on solid rock, the angel pours the right amounts of each quality to attain the proper mixture:
Justice tempered with mercy.
Work ethic restrained by Sabbath rest.
Personal achievement balanced with team spirit.
Time in community enhanced by individual solitude.
She turns not to the right or left, disappears down no rabbit trails or rabbit holes. Her soft answer turns away wrath; her hard questions awaken apathy.
In the Book of proverbs, he records the prayer, "Give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God."
The road in this picture leads into the mountains of the LORD and the crown of glory, the narrow path running between the extremes of rigid legalism and wild indulgence. Such self-control is the way of virtue.
With one foot on the waters of emotion and intuition, with the other foot on solid rock, the angel pours the right amounts of each quality to attain the proper mixture:
Justice tempered with mercy.
Work ethic restrained by Sabbath rest.
Personal achievement balanced with team spirit.
Time in community enhanced by individual solitude.
She turns not to the right or left, disappears down no rabbit trails or rabbit holes. Her soft answer turns away wrath; her hard questions awaken apathy.
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