Hello Angelsinarmour,
I was just wondering if you, being a Catholic, have ever taken the time to read a book by the name of "The Imitation of Christ", by Thomas a Kempis? It is a wonderful book of wisdom written by a catholic monk in the early 1400's. I shall share a passage or two concering the inward search and true devotion here:
"The more a man is united within himself and interiorly simple, the more and higher things doth he understand without labour; because he receiveth the light of understanding from above."
" Happy is that soul, which heareth the Lord speaking within her, and from His mouth receiveth the word of comfort.
Happy ears, which receive the strains of the divine whisper, and take no notice of the whisperings of the world .
Happy ears indeed, which hearken to truth itself teaching within, and not to the voice which soundeth without.
Happy eyes, which are shut to outward things, but are attentive to things interior.
Happy they, who penetrate into internal things, and endeavour to prepare themselves more and more by daily exercises for attaining to heavenly secrets."
I would highly recommend this book to you to help you along your spiritual path. It is really the first book, even more then the Bible itself, which opened my eyes up to the true meaning of devotion and spirituality.....With Love, UnityNow101
I was just wondering if you, being a Catholic, have ever taken the time to read a book by the name of "The Imitation of Christ", by Thomas a Kempis? It is a wonderful book of wisdom written by a catholic monk in the early 1400's. I shall share a passage or two concering the inward search and true devotion here:
"The more a man is united within himself and interiorly simple, the more and higher things doth he understand without labour; because he receiveth the light of understanding from above."
" Happy is that soul, which heareth the Lord speaking within her, and from His mouth receiveth the word of comfort.
Happy ears, which receive the strains of the divine whisper, and take no notice of the whisperings of the world .
Happy ears indeed, which hearken to truth itself teaching within, and not to the voice which soundeth without.
Happy eyes, which are shut to outward things, but are attentive to things interior.
Happy they, who penetrate into internal things, and endeavour to prepare themselves more and more by daily exercises for attaining to heavenly secrets."
I would highly recommend this book to you to help you along your spiritual path. It is really the first book, even more then the Bible itself, which opened my eyes up to the true meaning of devotion and spirituality.....With Love, UnityNow101
