the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapters ix and x (obedience and subjection; danger of superfluity of words)

OF OBEDIENCE AND SUBJECTION “It is verily a great thing to live in obedience, to be under authority, and not to be at our own disposal. Far safer is it to live in subjection than in a place of authority. Many are in obedience from necessity rather than from love; these take it amiss and [...]

Grateful Day, Everyone…

“In your schoolwork as a child – and most people have had their difficulty with mathematics – when adding up a column of figures, if you did not give your full attention to it, your answer will undoubtedly be incorrect. If your answer was wrong about three times in succession, your attention would be called [...]