Thomas a Kempis.
He is considered a spiritual master. He lived in the late 1300's. He was a monk in Germany. He was eventually ordained a priest. There is nothing extraordinary about his life, except for the book that he wrote . . .It is called the Imitation of Christ. This book is probably the most influential handbook of spiritual devotion ever written. It inspired such saints in later years at St. Thomas More, and St. Ignatius . . ..
Anyhow, in his book he said that imitating Christ does not mean necessarily in deed, but in heart. To be pious, humble, to be detached from the world.
To pray and be obedient to God's will.
The world sees and judges according to appearances, but God sees what is in the heart. “God regards the greatness of the love that prompts a man, rather than the greatness of his achievement."
In our renew group last week we talked about what Jesus' house would look like if He was a teen like you living in the year 2000. We all imagined it would be clean and simple. Not overstated. We imagined Jesus to be the same way. I see him in jeans. Not Tommy Hilfiger, just jeans.
How do you see Jesus? If he were a teen now, what would he be like?
Would you want to be his friend? Being a peer, how would he see you?
Do you care more about what your friends think of you, or what God thinks of you??
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