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Bible Reading – Genesis 3:
1-13, James 1:2–18
Thomas a’ Kempis (1380
– 1471) became an Augustinian monk at the age of nineteen. The following
excerpt is taken from the book, ‘The
imitation of Christ,’ a Christian classic written by Gerhard Groote and
edited by Thomas a’ Kempis. ‘No one is free from temptation because the source
of temptation is within us; we are born with sinful desires. When one
temptation passes, another is on its way. We will always have temptations
because we are sinners who lost our original innocence in the Garden. We cannot
win the battle by running away alone; we must not despair when we are tempted
but instead seek God fervently asking for his help in time of trouble. Let us,
therefore, humble ourselves before God and take shelter beneath his hand. God
will lift up all who have a humble spirit and save them in all trials and
tribulations’.
