OCTOBER 2

Have you made yourself your own spiritual authority? Do you determine by your personal opinion what to believe and how to behave? If so, what is your batting average; that is, how many times have you been wrong in your life? If you, like all of us, have frequently proven yourself fallible, how sturdy of a foundation can you possibly make for the here-and-now and the hereafter with nothing but the brick and mortal of your personal opinion?