Wow...
Just a few things from the book I am now reading...I posted most of what I liked on my Xanga account cause this book is amazing and I can't really post all of it. So, I'm just utilizing all the space that I have. Enjoy...
"In that day every trial borne in patience will be pleasing and the voice of iniquity will be stilled; the devout will be glad; the irreligious will mourn; and the mortified body will rejoice far more than if it had been pampered with every pleasure. Then the cheap garment will shine with splendor and the rich one become faded and worn; the poor cottage will be more praised than the gilded palace. In that day persevering patience will count more than all the power in this world; simple obedience will be exalted above all worldly cleverness; a good and clean conscience will gladden the heart of man far more than the philosophy of the learned; and contempt for riches will be of more weight than every treasure on earth."
"In this life your work is profitable, your tears acceptable, your sighs audible, your sorrow satisfying and purifying."
"If, after being admonished once or twice, a person does not amend, do not argue with him but commit the whole matter to God that His will and honor may be furthered in all His servants, for God knows well how to turn evil to good. Try to bear patiently with the defects and infirmities of others, whatever they may be, because you also have many a fault which others must endure."
Thomas a Kempis~The Imitation of Christ
posted by Katie @ 3:29 AM
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