Watch thou thyself in godly peace, and leave him who is unquiet to be unquiet as he will.

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Thou hast no need to answer for others, but thou must give an answer for thyself. Why therefore dost thou entangle thyself? Behold, I know all men, and I behold all things which are done under the sun; and I know how it standeth with each one, what he thinketh, what he willeth, and to what end his thoughts reach. All things therefore are to be committed to Me; watch thou thyself in godly peace, and leave him who is unquiet to be unquiet as he will.

Source The Imitation of Christ, Book 3, Chapter 24, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Imitation of Christ, where Christ is speaking here to His disciple, you do not have to scrutinize or judge the lives of others: He knows the heart of each one, and you can entrust everything to Him so as to remain in peace. Today, each time you catch yourself commenting on or suspecting what someone is doing, stop, entrust that person to God in one sentence, and come back to what you yourself have to do.

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