Thomas a Kempis: thankfulness

Friday, July 24, 2015
    Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, priest, spiritual writer, 1471
Meditation:
    Then [Jesus] said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.”
    —Luke 9:48 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Be thankful, therefore, for the least benefit, and thou shall be worthy to receive greater. Let the least be unto thee even as the greatest, and let that which is of little account be unto thee as a special gift. If the majesty of the Giver be considered, nothing that is given shall seem small and of no worth, for that is not a small thing which is given by the Most High God.
    ... Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471), Of the Imitation of Christ [1418], Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1877, II.x.5, p. 103 (see the book)
    See also Luke 9:48; Matt. 22:21; 25:40; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 14:10; 21:1-4
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I thank You that I am small. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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