“Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules.” William Blake
Virtue comes from spontaneously responding to the Creator and not from obedience to a fixed expectation or to adherence to someone’s limited ideas.
Virtue comes from reflecting God without interference — expressing an unfolding improvisation of God’s essence.
Made me think of the Jerusalem Hymn written by Blake, and often heard at British ceremonies and used by their suffragette movement (Millicent Fawcett etc).
Whether heard at Prince Williams and Kate Middleton’s wedding, or from my old ELP album, it nearly drops me to my knees. I’ve listened to it when I needed mental strength once in awhile.
“I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land”