<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Weight of Glory – Grace Clinic Christian Counseling</title> <atom:link href="http://graceclinic.org/tag/weight-of-glory/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://graceclinic.org</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:35:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title>C.S. Lewis on Desire</title> <link>http://graceclinic.org/c-s-lewis-on-desire/</link> <comments>http://graceclinic.org/c-s-lewis-on-desire/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grace Clinic]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 05:36:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quotes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Desire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weight of Glory]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://graceclinic.org/?p=1895</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-1897" title="C.S. Lewis" src="http://graceclinic.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cslewis.png" alt="" width="201" height="250" />“Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”</p> <p style="text-align: right;">— C.S. Lewis,<br /> <em><a title="The Weight of Glory" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060653205/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=gracclin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060653205">The Weight of Glory</a></em></p> <div id="themify_builder_content-1895" data-postid="1895" class="themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1895 themify_builder"> </div> <!-- /themify_builder_content -->]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://graceclinic.org/c-s-lewis-on-desire/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>