Spiritual Drain:

Living in a negative environment, whether it is at home or at work, is spiritually draining. Jesus recognizes this, and so he finds a way to brace himself against the negativity and debilitating energy of toxic people. We must never be afraid to do the same.

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Whatever a man prefers to God, that he makes a god to himself.

- Saint Cyprian of Carthage (190-258)