'Thou are my Glory and the exultation of my heart; Thou are my Hope and Refuge in the day of my trouble.
But because I am as yet weak in love, and imperfect in virtue, I have need to be strengthened and comforted by Thee; visit me therefore often, and instruct me with all holy discipline. Set me free from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections; that being inwardly healed and thoroughly cleansed, i may be made ready to love, strong to suffer, steady to persevere."
- excerpt from Thomas a' Kempis 'The Imitation of Christ', the third book, Chapter 5: of the wonderful effect of divine love
ya know...ya know what scares me...that people will find out i'm not all they thought i was...that people will find out i'm a fraud, that i still struggle constantly with a thousand different things...how i wish to be closer to the One who made me...so, do me a favor...don't tell anyone, i don't want anyone to find out...
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Maybe when people discover that we're not all they think we are, they can find out that we are all that He is making us to be.
Nick~ You are a beloved son. Don't forget whose you are... Thank you for sharing.
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