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Blog from Pauline<3:

A devotional reading snippet from my Women’s Bible:

Knowledge of the self puts us on our knees, and it is very necessary for love. For knowledge of God produces love, and knowledge of the self produces humility. Knowledge of the self is a very important thing in our lives.

As Saint Augustine says, “Fill yourselves first, and then only will you be able to give to others.”

Knowledge of the self is also a safeguard against pride, especially when you are tempted in life. The greatest mistake is to think you are too strong to fall into temptation. Put your finger in the fire and it will burn. So we have to go through the fire. The temptations are allowed by God. The only thing we have to do is to refuse to give in.

—Mother Teresa of Calcutta—