understanding the “i am”… that is you…

“Just as in the great oceans of the planet is there focused that ever-purifying, continuous motion, so in the Mountain Ranges are focused various Powers that continually surge forth through Radiation Their Wonderful Gifts and Blessings and Beauty to Life everywhere. And you, through your Love to Us and through your feeling of Oneness with [...]

the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter viii (a low estimation of self in the sight of God)

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, [...]

the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter vii (hiding our grace under the guard of humility)

OF HIDING OUR GRACE UNDER THE GUARD OF HUMILITY “”My Son, it is better and safer for you to hide the grace of devotion, and not to lift yourself up on high, nor to speak much thereof, nor to value it greatly; but rather to despise yourself, and to fear as though this grace were [...]