Free of inordinate love…

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Anyone, therefore, who shall with simplicity of heart direct his intention to God and free himself from all inordinate love or dislike for any creature will be most fit to receive grace and will be worthy of the gift of devotion. For where the Lord finds the vessel empty He pours down His blessing.
— Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)

Your spiritual journey…

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Friend, don’t give up your spiritual journey. You still have time. Why do you keep putting off your decision day after day? You can start immediately. You can say, “This is the moment to start moving. Now is the time to begin the fight and the change my ways.”
— Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)

When we are tempted…

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We must not despair when we are tempted but, instead, seek God more fervently, asking for his help in this time of tribulation.  Remember St. Paul’s words of assurance, ‘God will make a way of escape from every temptation so that we may be able to bear it.’
— Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)