Tag: IMITATION OF CHRIST

MAN HAS NO GOOD IN HIMSELF AND CAN GLORY IN NOTHING

Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE LORD, what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You visit him? What has man deserved that You should give him Your grace? What cause have I, Lord, to complain if You desert me, or what objection can I have if You do…

February 15, 2026
THE RIGHT ORDERING OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS; RECOURSE TO GOD IN DANGERS

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, you must strive diligently to be inwardly free, to have mastery over yourself everywhere, in every external act and occupation, that all things be subject to you and not you to them, that you be the master and director of your actions, not a slave or…

February 13, 2026
PURE AND ENTIRE RESIGNATION OF SELF TO OBTAIN FREEDOM OF HEART

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, renounce self and you shall find Me. Give up your own self-will, your possessions, and you shall always gain. For once you resign yourself irrevocably, greater grace will be given you. THE DISCIPLE How often, Lord, shall I resign myself? And in what shall I forsake…

February 12, 2026
THE VAIN JUDGMENTS OF MAN

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, trust firmly in the Lord, and do not fear the judgment of men when conscience tells you that you are upright and innocent. For it is good and blessed to suffer such things, and they will not weigh heavily on the humble heart that trusts in…

February 11, 2026
THERE IS NO SECURITY FROM TEMPTATION IN THIS LIFE

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, in this life you are never safe, and as long as you live the weapons of the spirit will ever be necessary to you. You dwell among enemies. You are subject to attack from the right and the left. If, therefore, you do not guard yourself…

February 10, 2026
GOD IS SWEET ABOVE ALL THINGS AND IN ALL THINGS TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM

Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE BEHOLD, my God and my all! What more do I wish for; what greater happiness can I desire? O sweet and delicious word! But sweet only to him who loves it, and not to the world or the things that are in the world. My God and my all! These…

February 9, 2026
RESTLESSNESS OF SOUL – DIRECTING OUR FINAL INTENTION TOWARD GOD

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, do not trust in your present feeling, for it will soon give way to another. As long as you live you will be subject to changeableness in spite of yourself. You will become merry at one time and sad at another, now peaceful but again disturbed,…

February 8, 2026
TO FIND THE CREATOR, FORSAKE ALL CREATURES

Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE O LORD, I am in sore need still of greater grace if I am to arrive at the point where no man and no created thing can be an obstacle to me. For as long as anything holds me back, I cannot freely fly to You. He that said “Oh…

February 6, 2026
SELF-LOVE IS THE GREATEST HINDRANCE TO THE HIGHEST GOOD

Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST MY CHILD, you should give all for all, and in no way belong to yourself. You must know that self-love is more harmful to you than anything else in the world. In proportion to the love and affection you have for a thing, it will cling to you…

February 2, 2026
THE EXCELLENCE OF A FREE MIND, GAINED THROUGH PRAYER RATHER THAN BY STUDY

Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE IT IS the mark of a perfect man, Lord, never to let his mind relax in attention to heavenly things, and to pass through many cares as though he had none; not as an indolent man does, but having by the certain prerogative of a free mind no disorderly affection…

February 1, 2026