A New Year’s Blessing
A New Year’s Blessing From the Book of Numbers (6:22-27) The LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The LORD bless you and…
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"If you eat honey, my child, because it is good, if pure honey is sweet to your taste. Such, you must know, is wisdom to your soul. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off."
Prov.24:13-14
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Where is Your True Peace or True Glory? Book 3, Chapter 28: Against the Tongues of Detractors
Book 3, Chapter 28: Against the Tongues of Detractors. Chapter Focus: Keep in mind that Thomas uses the words of the Savior us to prod us into shedding our worldly affections, especially those rooted in vanity. Because of this at…
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Can Personal Love Keep You from the Highest Good?
Book 3, Chapter 27: That Personal Love Keeps You from the Highest Good. Chapter Focus: When we give ourselves to God, we receive Him back. What a deal! We must seek God for His own sake and not seek Him…
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Can We Generate Goodness? Book 3, Chapter 40 of The Imitation of Christ
Book 3, Chapter 40: That a Disciple’s Goodness Emanates from God, not of Himself. Chapter Focus: Thomas breaks out in praise over the goodness of God. In opening with this quote from Psalm 8, Thomas is amazed that God even…
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