During the homily today the priest quoted Thomas a Kempis: "Without the way, there is no going. Without the truth there is no knowing. Without the life there is no living." It is from the fifty-sixth chapter of the Imitation.
While he was quoting it, when he got to, "Without the life, there is no...," I was sure he was going to say, "...growing." It seemed so obvious.
In Dutch, each clause ends in "niet," so it more than rhymes.
"Zonder weg gaat men niet ;
zonder waarheid kent men niet ; zonder leven leeft men niet."
So, I'm "improving" a Kempis.
Without the way, there is know going.
Without the truth, there is no knowing.
Without the life, there is no growing.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
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