OF A LOW ESTIMATION OF SELF IN THE SIGHT OF GOD “I will speak unto my Lord who I am but dust and ashes. If I count myself more, behold, You stand against me, and my iniquities bear true testimony, and I cannot gainsay it. But if I abase myself, and bring myself to nought, [...]
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the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter V (of the wonderful power of the Divine Love)
OF THE WONDERFUL POWER OF THE DIVINE LOVE “I bless You, O Heavenly Father, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for that You have vouchsafed to think of me, poor that I am. O Father of Mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Corinthians 1:3, I give thanks unto You, who refreshes me sometimes with [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiv (exit from the old to the new)
Part IV: “In order to maintain your realization that you are a son of God and yet remain humble and conscious of your dependence on the Father, it is necessary that you always look upward, and if any comparison is to be made, let it be made between yourself and God and his angels. This [...]