the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter xx (confession of our infirmity and of the miseries of this life)

OF CONFESSION OF OUR INFIRMITY AND OF THE MISERIES OF THIS LIFE “I will acknowledge my sin unto You, (Psalms 32:5); I will confess to You, Lord, my infirmity. It is often a small thing which casts me down and makes me sad. I resolve that I will act bravely, but when a little temptation [...]

understanding the “i am”… that is you…

“When you want to master conditions in this world, whether they be financial or that of health or success, if you would only realize that everything begins with the Heart Flame of the Sacred Fire Love's Indestructible Purity and Indestructible Peace that holds Balanced Control of outer conditions, you would never know failure. You would [...]

understanding the “i am”… that is you…

“Now Beloved Ones, selfishness in the feeling, or selfishness that holds the attention of the intellect, produces discord. Selfishness will always throw something out of balance. Selfishness will always produce discord. Selfishness will always produce impurity. And these but bind the individual to greater and greater distress, until it destroys the body. The Peace of [...]