CHAPTER XXXIII Imitation of Christ; trans. from the Latin by the Rev. William Benham. | ||
33. CHAPTER XXXIII
Of instability of the heart, and of directing the aim towards God
"My Son, trust not thy feeling, for that which is now will be quickly changed into somewhat else. As long as thou livest thou art subject to change, howsoever unwilling; so that thou art found
2. "But according as the eye of intention be the more pure, even so will a man make his way steadfastly through the manifold storms. But in many the eye of pure intention waxeth dim; for it quickly resteth itself upon anything pleasant which occurreth, and rarely is any man found altogether free from the blemish of self-seeking. So the Jews of old came to Bethany, to the house of Martha and Mary, that they might see not Jesus, but Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.[n84] Therefore must the eye of the intention be cleansed, that it may be single and right, and above all things which come in its way, may be directed unto Me."
CHAPTER XXXIII Imitation of Christ; trans. from the Latin by the Rev. William Benham. | ||