Who hasn’t heard of The Imitation of Christ?
This timeless classic still speaks powerfully to anyone seeking to grow in holiness. These five passages invite us to live a life focused on what truly matters: union with God.
The Instagram account In Search of Holiness recently highlighted several excerpts—perfect reflections for deepening our spiritual lives.
1) Vanity of Bodily Beauty
“Do not be vain about your beauty or strength of body, which a little sickness can mar and disfigure.”
2) True Peace of Soul
“True peace of heart, then, is found in resisting passions, not in satisfying them. There is no peace in the carnal man, in the man given to vain attractions.”
3) Unmortified Affections
“Who hinders and troubles you more than the unmortified affections of your own heart?”
4) Knowledge and Judgment
“The more complete and excellent your knowledge, the more severe will be God's judgment on you, unless your life be the more holy.”
5) Vanity of Life
“It is vanity to wish for long life and to care little about a well-spent life.”
Users were quick to react in the comments, highlighting the spiritual value of this work:
“That book is very beautiful, you should always reread it.”
“Literally, one is happy because one is walking straight ahead and reads it, and oops, more lost than confused.”
“The best little ball book in the world.”