Episode 10 -- Imitation of Christ I.10 -- About Useless Gossiping

What is one of the most common ways to lose the inward comfort of God?

Useless talking. We read about what the Imitation calls useless gossiping. The book does not mean what we commonly mean by gossiping: talking badly about people behind their backs. Gossiping in this chapter means any kind of idle talk, talking that does not serve any good.