Hints are thrown out and sharp criticisms of one another, but at the same time the very ones who throw out these hints and criticisms are blind to their own failings. Others can see their errors, but they cannot see their own mistakes. We are daily recipients of the bounties of heaven and should have loving gratitude springing up in our hearts to God, which should cause us to sympathize with our neighbors and make their interests our own. Thoughts and meditations upon the goodness of God to us would close the avenues of the soul to Satan’s suggestions. {4T 222.3}

Antydninger kastes ud i skarp kritik mod hinanden, men samtidig er de samme personer blinde for deres egne fejl. Andre kan se deres vildfarelse, men de kan ikke se deres egen fejl. Vi modtager dagligt af himmelens gavmildhed og kærlig taknemmelighed bør springe op i vore hjerter til Gud, hvilket burde få os til at føle med vor næste og gøre deres sag til vor egen. Tanker og meditation over Guds godhed mod os vil lukke sjælens adgangsveje for Satans antydninger.