AGAINST VAIN AND WORLDLY KNOWLEDGE “” My Son, let not the fair and subtle sayings of men move you. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power, (1 Corinthians 4:20). Give ear to My words, for they kindle the heart and enlighten the mind, they bring contrition, and they supply manifold [...]
Tag: hidden things
the imitation of Christ, the 1st book: chapter xx (the love of solitude and silence)
OF THE LOVE OF SOLITUDE AND SILENCE “In silence and quiet the devout soul goes forward and learns the hidden things of the Scriptures. Therein finds she a fountain of tears, wherein to wash and cleanse herself each night, that she may grow the more dear to her Maker as she dwells the further from [...]
