thinking about temptations
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A reflective meditation from the writings of Thomas A'Kempis how the reality of life with temptations is an opportunity to grow and not fail. Temptation is normal and a chance to grow-through as we choose to go-through the experiences.TRANSCRIPT
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Thomas a Kempis . . .
Thomas Hemerken was born at Kempen, near Cologne Germany around the year 1380. Though born into a poor family, he received a Catholic Education at the school of the Brethren of the Common LIfe and entered the Canons Regular in the year 1399 where he took the habit in 1406. For the rest of his life he was widely sought after as a spiritual director. His best known writing is the great devotional classic of the late middle ages, The Imitation of Christ. He died in 1471.
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Thomas died in 1471 . . .Thomas died in 1471 . . .
His work lives on . . .His work lives on . . .
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REFLECTION . . .REFLECTION . . .
““THINKING THINKING ABOUT ABOUT
TEMPTATIONTEMPTATIONS”S”
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© Jo
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/Sag
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sour
ces
2009
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Today I picked up Thomas’s book . . .
been reading a chapter titled “On Temptations“ On Temptations“
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I’m now putting down the book . . .
join me in my ruminations on the voices from his thoughts . . .
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Temptation and temptations are tests
to rise or fall they are not they are not
opportunities to opportunities to “stay just the same.”“stay just the same.”
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When I am tempted I am “in company” with all humans . . .
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from the first-born ... Jesus
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to greatest born ... John the Baptist
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to the least-born ... Paul
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to latest born ...those born as we reflect
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Temptations will always be
part of life, their frequency
and intensity will vary …
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so I will go I will go through them ...I can grow I can grow through them ...but, I will not I will not live or grow live or grow without them without them ...
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while God may not be behind
them all, He will be with He will be with me in them allme in them all