Episode 64 -- Imitation of Christ III.26 -- On the Excellence of a Free Mind The Reward of Humble Prayer Rather than of Reading

In chapter 26, Thomas a Kempis speaks of the need to ask God to make certain things "sour" to our hearts. If there are things we really do not need or things that hurt us or things that take us away from true peace, let us ask the Lord to make them distasteful to us. Let us ask for the Lord to change our preferences of heart. What used taste so sweet can now taste sour! This kind of change will help us avoid those unnecessary and even sinful matters. Thomas a Kempis is so balanced in this chapter.