Seeking Christ in Reading

There are no new principles in the spiritual life. The fundamental principle -- to seek God and to be united to him in Christ -- never changes. The other principles are derived from that one, and are also fixed; but their application to particular circumstances, and the choice of means to the end, must take into account the varying conditions of human life. Thus it may be the case that in modern times, there is need to insist with greater emphasis on certain practices than formerly.

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