the beast on our foreheads and the indenture of hereditary evil in our hearts; we, whose every step and thought and emotion have somewhat in them which is abhorrent to angels and to God; we whose good deeds are selfish, whose very prayers and preachings are tainted with personal aspirations; we, who assign to others a lower place than our own, who have pride to be wounded and vanity to be insulted; we, whose avarice, ambition and sensuality cleave to our souls like the leprosy of Naaman to his body!
How can we inherit the kingdom of heaven?
