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The Light, Not the Lamp
“The light burning within the lamp has the only real significance.”
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The Master’s life was centred on God, not on Himself. To do God’s will, to be His servant, were His concerns.
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He disliked photographs of Himself, permitting them only to satisfy His friends. “But to have a picture of oneself,” He said, “is to emphasize the personality, which is merely the lamp, and is quite unimportant. The light burning within the lamp has the only real significance.”
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