THE DESIRE AFTER ETERNAL LIFE, AND HOW GREAT BLESSINGS ARE PROMISED TO THOSE WHO STRIVE ““My Son, when you feel the desire of eternal happiness to be poured into you from above, and longest to depart from the tabernacle of this body, that you may contemplate My glory without shadow of turning, enlarge your heart, [...]
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the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter xxii (the recollection of God’s manifold benefits)
OF THE RECOLLECTION OF GOD'S MANIFOLD BENEFITS “Open, O Lord, my heart in Your law, and teach me to walk in the way of Your commandments. Grant me to understand Your will, and to be mindful of Your benefits, both general and special, with great reverence and diligent meditation, that thus I may be able [...]
understanding the “i am”… that is you…
“What I am trying to set is a habit within you of the placing of the “Presence” first and an Acknowledgment of the “Presence” as the Giver, and not the outer world as a channel of supply. If the “Presence” wants to use it from the outer world and It puts Its Hand out there [...]
