He who hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me.

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He who hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him, and I will make him to sit down with Me in My Father’s Kingdom.

Source The Imitation of Christ, Book 3, Chapter 56, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Imitation of Christ, where Christ is speaking to the disciple here, to love Jesus is to live His word concretely, and in return He promises His love, His presence and a place beside Him. Today, choose a single word of the Gospel (for example “love one another”) and put it into practice in one specific gesture before this evening.

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