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Thomas a Kempis — Prayer for True Liberty

By Thomas a KempisSource: Thomas a Kempis - The Imitation of Christ, Book III, Chapter 31 - Public Domain55 words

Lord, this is the work of a perfect man, never to relax the mind from attentive thought of heavenly things, and among many cares to pass along as it were without care; not after the manner of an indifferent person, but by the prerogative of a free mind, cleaving to no creature with inordinate affection.

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