When a man grows dull and lukewarm in spirit, even the smallest of labour distresses him, and he eagerly welcomes any worldly comfort (the pantry!) But when he begins to overcome self and advance manfully in God's way, then he regards as nothing those labours which he previously found so burdensome...
... the man who turns himself wholy to God loses his sloth and becomes transformed into a new creature
- Thomas a Kempis
The Inner Life
... the man who turns himself wholy to God loses his sloth and becomes transformed into a new creature
- Thomas a Kempis
The Inner Life
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