God does not care what good you did, but why you did it. He does not grade the fruit but probes the core and tests the root.
Angelus SilesiusThe Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity.
Angelus SilesiusChrist could be born a thousand times in Bethlehem - but all in vain until He is born in me.
Angelus SilesiusThe rose does not have a why; it blossums without reason, forgetful of self and oblivious to our vision.
Angelus Silesius