Episode 3 -- Imitation of Christ I.3 -- Learning Truth in Christ

How is truth best learned?

In the Word, by prayer. Thomas a Kempis understands that God the Son, Jesus Christ, is God's eternal Word made man. Eternally God the Father spoke all that he can speak, all that he can express, in His one Word, His Son. All created things are made through Him. In order to raise up a fallen world, the Son became man. All graces and supernatural truth comes from Him. He is the way to all truth that eternally matters.

Last episode we read about the importance of self-knowledge. The Imitation is especially concerned that we see our true selves in God. When we try to think of ourselves apart from being creatures made by God, creatures who bear the effects of original sin, creatures redeemed by God, and creatures called to eternal blessedness with God, we go astray. Why do we keep trying to think of ourselves by comparison to others? Why do we keep trying to make ourselves feel good by looking down on others? Lord, give us true self-knowledge so that we can give ourselves to You in love.