Thomas a Kempis: the profitability of suffering

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Meditation:
    And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
    —1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
Quotation:
    If indeed there had been anything better and more profitable to the health of men than to suffer, Christ would surely have shown it by word and example.
    ... Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471), Of the Imitation of Christ [1418], Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1877, II.xii.15, p. 111 (see the book)
    See also 1 Pet. 5:10; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17; 1 Pet. 1:6-7; 4:13-14
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant me your restoration. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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