I cannot experience eternal peace with God in Heaven 
if I do not have the beginnings of internal peace here on earth. 
I cannot sense internal peace here on earth 
if I do not have the courage to face the fear within myself. 
I cannot muster the courage to face the fear within myself 
if I do not value being honest with myself and others. 
I cannot value being honest with myself and others 
if I am blocking the Truth with worldly distractions. 
I cannot encounter that Truth 
unless I accept it with the faith of a child. 

*With thanks to the writing of C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity, Book 3, Chapter 2 entitled: “The ‘Cardinal Virtues’” (pp.76-81)