We all succumb at times to the temptation to condone our mistakes and weaknesses with the thought, “After all, I am only human. The divine standard is too lofty. It is more than I can attain. Besides, why should I lose any sleep over it? Everyone makes mistakes.” But the greatest mistake is in believing that we are “only human.” Our humanity is but the degree to which we have given expression to our divinity. We are human in expression but divine in creation and limitless in potentiality. The Christ standard is not a restraint. It is an inherent potential, it is the law of man’s higher self.
