Nothing else pleaseth or shall please, save Thou, my God, my hope, my eternal salvation.

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Let others seek some other thing instead of Thee, whatsoever it shall please them; but for my part nothing else pleaseth or shall please, save Thou, my God, my hope, my eternal salvation.

Source The Imitation of Christ, Book 3, Chapter 21, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Imitation of Christ, whatever others may seek, the heart that has tasted God finds its joy only in Him, its hope and its salvation. Today, before turning to what distracts you (a screen, a purchase, idle talk), take a short pause and say inwardly: “My God, You are my hope.”

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