I think knowing oneself is a curse if it is knowledge without hope. Most people don’t like what they see when they consider what they’d rather be–more loving, like Christ. Add hope to this self-knowledge and here is an expectation that God will make a way for one to become what she is not. The curse then becomes a blessing. That’s really the whole purpose of God’s grace. Don’t you think?
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