the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter xviii (that temporal miseries are to be borne patiently after the example of Christ)

THAT TEMPORAL MISERIES ARE TO BE BORNE PATIENTLY AFTER THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST “" My Son, I came down from heaven for your salvation; I took upon Me your miseries not of necessity, but drawn by love that you might learn patience and might bear temporal miseries without murmuring. For from the hour of My [...]