Episode 34 -- Imitation of Christ II.9 -- On Lacking All Comfort
Lectio et Oratio - A podcast by Fr Michael Eades of the Toronto Oratory
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Why does Christ "mix things up," sometimes consoling us and sometimes seemingly withdrawing consolation from us? To encourage us and to humble us. In this chapter, Thomas a Kempis explains why Christ allows us to go through periods of spiritual dryness, lacking all consolation. He explains why God also gives us comforts, consolations. Thomas a Kempis explains how we are to act in both times. His advice in this chapter is incredibly useful and has been of great influence on later saints, like St Philip and St Ignatius of Loyola. May we profit from this golden chapter!
