Faith in the Face of Mystery
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ | No Comments »Just read this from The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A' Kempis (a modern translation by William Creasy). It's from the last chapter in his classic book, including the very last words. "God can do more than you can understand... Blessed ...
An Old Prayer to Pray on a New Day
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Spirituality | No Comments »Let me share with you portions of a prayer of Thomas A' Kempis (500 years ago, William Creasy paraphrase) which I read yesterday. Though first prayed by him 500 years ago it's still relevant for us today. "O most sweet and ...
Keeping First What Should be First
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Uncategorized | No Comments »A prayer of Thomas A' Kempis (500 years ago, William Creasy paraphrase) "Everything that is not you I find frail and unstable. Having many friends will be of no help to me nor can powerful associates aid me. Prudent ...
The Center of Our Life
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Uncategorized | No Comments »Here's a good thought from that great Christian thinker Thomas A Kempis. He lived over 500 years ago but his book The Imitation of Christ is still a best seller. The following words are from the paraphrase by William C. ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “Feelings”
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ | No Comments »"Do not trust the way you feel at the moment, for your feelings will soon change. All your life you are subject to change, even if you do not want to be. Sometimes you are happy, sometimes you are sad; ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “No Comparing”
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ | 1 Comment »I read the following thought this morning from Thomas A' Kempis' classic The Imitation of Christ, modern version by William C. Creasy. It has to do with the whole issue of comparing ourselves to others. I've had my share of ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “God’s Concern for Me”
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ | No Comments »Thomas A' Kempis gives us a prayer that I want to be able to pray, though it requires a lot of faith to pray! Here it is. "Lord,...Your concern for me is greater than any concern that I can have for ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “Faith Beyond Feelings”
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Spirituality | No Comments »I'm continuing my daily reading through the classic work of Thomas A' Kempis. Just wanted to share a few sentences from this morning's reading with you. "That good and sweet feeling which you sometimes experience is the result of grace being ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “Obedience Is Success”
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Spirituality | No Comments »"Where shall we find a person who is willing to serve God without receiving something in return?... Let him not be deluded when others praise him, but let him admit in all honesty that he is only a humble servant ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “Humble with Knowledge”
Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ, Spirituality | No Comments »I'm reading the nearly six hundred year-old (1441) Christian classic The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A' Kempis, a Dutch monk. I thought I'd share some of his thoughts occasionally. Enjoy, in the best sense of that word! ________________________________________ "Calm that excessive ...
