“If I do not strive to be kind, I will not notice kindness in others. If I do not strive to be generous, I will not notice generosity. If I do not strive to be joyful, I will not notice joy. Rather, actual joy in others will just be annoying to me, generosity will be waste, and kindness will be foolishness. My ability to see the glory of God in another will be limited by the light or darkness of my own heart.”
(Archpriest Michael Gillis in ‘Praying in the Rain’)