Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, save to love God, and Him only to serve.

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If thou knewest the whole Bible, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what should all this profit thee without the love and grace of God? Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, save to love God, and Him only to serve.

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

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Imitation of Christ, all the knowledge in the world remains empty if it is not filled with grace and charity: what endures is to love God and to serve Him. Today, before reading or learning something, ask yourself how it can make you more loving, then before evening make one concrete gesture of charity toward someone.

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