My words are spirit, and they are life, and are not to be weighed by man’s understanding.

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My words are spirit, and they are life, and are not to be weighed by man’s understanding. They are not to be drawn forth for vain approbation, but to be heard in silence, and to be received with all humility and with deep love.

Source The Imitation of Christ, Book 3, Chapter 3, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Imitation of Christ, the words of Christ are spirit and life: they are received less through reasoning than in silence, with humility and love. Today, take five minutes of silence with a word from the Gospel, without trying to analyse it, simply to welcome it.

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